Alphabetical
recessive
[adjective]
Designating a genetic trait that is hidden when an organism has inherited two different variations (alleles) of a gene for that specific trait; unexpressed.
Appears in modules:
- From Stable Chromosomes to Jumping Genes The work of Barbara McClintock
- Gene Expression Enzymes and hereditary conditions
- Independent Assortment Mendel's testcrosses and Punnett squares
- Inheritance Mendel's experiments and laws
- Ploidy and Meiosis The basis for recombination
- Population Genetics Hardy-Weinberg and genetic drift
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