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recessive allele

DEFINITIONS OF: recessive allele

1

n an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical

Synonyms:
recessive
Type of:
allele, allelomorph
(genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character
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