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recessive(genetics) relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents

Part of speech: ADJECTIVE

Definition: (genetics) relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents

Pronunciation (IPA): /rɪˈsesɪv/

Korean meaning: (유전학) 양쪽 부모로부터 모두 물려받았을 때만 발현되는 열성의

Korean pronunciation: 리**세**시브

Example Sentences

  • My grandmother's green eyes skipped my mother's generation but appeared in mine due to recessive genes.
  • Tom's recessive personality makes him the perfect spy - nobody notices him at parties.
  • The recessive trait for albinism requires both parents to carry the gene.

recessive

ADJECTIVE

//rɪˈsesɪv//

(genetics) relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents

recessive concept
💡 Concept

(genetics) relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents

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🎤Pronunciation

🇺🇸 US/rɪˈsesɪv/
🇬🇧 UK/rɪˈsesɪv/

🌳Etymology

Prefixre--
Rootcess
Suffix--ive

Origin

라틴어 'recedere'에서 유래되어 '뒤로 물러나다'는 의미에서 시작되었습니다. 19세기 말 유전학이 발달하면서 '숨어있다가 특정 조건에서만 나타나는' 유전적 특성을 설명하는 용어로 발전했습니다.

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🎵Rhyme

excessiveprogressiveaggressivepossessive
excessive
progressive
aggressive
possessive

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📝Examples

My grandmother's green eyes skipped my mother's generation but appeared in mine due to recessive genes.

😄 Fun example

Tom's recessive personality makes him the perfect spy - nobody notices him at parties.

The recessive trait for albinism requires both parents to carry the gene.

😄 Fun example

His recessive hairline started becoming dominant around age 30.

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📚Related Words

Synonyms

submissivewithdrawnretiringlatent

Antonyms

dominantassertiveprominent

Related

geneticsheredityallelephenotypegenotype