recessive

名词 n. 形容词 adj.

英文释义

名词 n.
  1. A gene that is recessive.
    — Suppose, for example, that we started with a population consisting of pure dominants, heterozygotes, and recessives in the ratio 1 : 4 : 4.
形容词 adj.
  1. Going back; receding.
  2. Able to be masked by a dominant allele or trait.
    — 1944 June 21, James A. G. Rehn, South African Bird-Locust Records and Notes (Orthoptera; Acrididae; Cyrtacanthacridinae; Group Cyrtacanthacres), Notulae Naturae, Number 137, Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia, page 3, The Lydenburg male and the other two females have the infuscate pattern definitely more recessive and less evident, although traceable.
  3. Not dominant; whose effect is masked by stronger effects. broadly
    — The worker–client relationship is more recessive and has a more catalytic and enabling quality.

词形变化

more recessive comparative most recessive superlative recessives plural

词源

词源 1
From Latin recēdō + -ive, or directly from New Latin recessīvus.
词源 2
From Latin recēdō + -ive, or directly from New Latin recessīvus.
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