recessiveadjective
uk/rɪˈses.ɪv/us/rɪˈses.ɪv/specialized(of genes and the physical qualities they control) only appearing in a child if both parents supply the controlling gene
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Genetics
- adenine
- anaphase
- chromosomal
- codon
- deoxyribonucleic acid
- double helix
- gene therapy
- genetic code
- GMO
- heredity
- homozygous
- Human Genome Project
- inheritance
- mutation
- oncogene
- ribosomal RNA
- ribosome
- sex chromosome
- synapsis
- translocation
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