Definitions and Synonyms of recessive gene | Another word for recessive gene | What is recessive gene?
Definition 1: gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical - [noun denoting body]Samples where recessive gene or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- the recessive gene for blue eyes
(recessive gene is a kind of ...) (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity
"genes were formerly called factors"
Samples where recessive gene or its synonyms are used according to this definition
- the recessive gene for blue eyes