recessive
adjective /rɪˈsesɪv/
/rɪˈsesɪv/
(biology)- a recessive physical characteristic only appears in a child if it has two genes for this characteristic, one from each parent compare dominant (2)Topics Biologyc2Oxford Collocations DictionaryRecessive is used with these nouns:
- gene
Word Originlate 17th cent.: from recess, on the pattern of excessive.