n.
A gene that is phenotypically expressed in the homozygous state but has its expression masked in the presence of a dominant gene.
recessive gene
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n.
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A gene which expresses itself in the homozygous state, but not in the presence of the dominant allele.
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The noun has one meaning:
Meaning #1:
gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
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