recessive allele

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recessive allele - an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical

recessive

allele, allelomorph - (genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character; "some alleles are dominant over others"

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allele allelomorph recessive			A previously described bluish-purple (B-type) shell color was found in one of the putative oo x oG crosses, suggesting that the B-type may be a recessive allele belonging to the same locus. A novel shell color variant of the Pacific abalone Haliotis discus ... by Liu, Xiao; Wu, Fucun; Zhao, Hongen; Zhang, Guofan; Guo, Ximing / Journal of Shellfish Research Here's how: (1) For each parent's genetic makeup, assign an uppercase letter for a dominant allele and a matching lowercase letter for a recessive allele (trait that's only expressed if an offspring has two copies of that gene). Famous cats, fenced in: the fur is flying over the fate of a group of ... by Crane, Cody / Science World Most forms of albinism are the result of the biological inheritance of genetically recessive alleles (genes) passed from both parents of an individual, though some rare forms are inherited from only one parent. Albinism ? Symptoms, Causes and Treatment by Richard James / Health, general community			Receptible reception reception centre reception desk reception line reception room receptionism receptionist receptive receptive aphasia receptively receptiveness receptivity receptor Receptory recertify recess Recessed Recessed arch recession recessional Recessional hymn recessional march recessionary recessive recessive allele recessive gene Rechabite Rechange RECHAR recharge rechargeable Recharter Rechase Rechauffe réchauffé Recheat recheck Recherche recherché rechewed food Rechless Rechoose rechristen recidivate Recidivation recidivism recidivist Recidivous Recife recipe			recessing recessing recession recession recession recession recession recession curve recession of galaxies recessional recessional Recessional hymn recessional march recessional moraine recessionals recessionals recessionary recessionary recessionary recessionary recessionary Recessions Recessions Recessions Recessions Recessions recessive recessive recessive recessive recessive allele recessive character recessive character recessive character recessive character Recessive Congenital Methemoglobinemia Type I Recessive disorders Recessive disorders Recessive Dystrophic Epidermolysis Bullosa recessive gene recessive gene recessive gene Recessive genetic disorders Recessive genetic disorders recessive inheritance recessive inheritance recessive inheritance recessive inheritance recessive inheritance Recessive Intermediate A Charcot-Marie-Tooth Disease Recessive lethal mutation Recessive lethal mutation Recessive lethal mutation Recessive lethal mutation Recessive multiple epiphyseal dysplasia Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease recessive trait Recessive X-Linked Ichthyosis recessively recessively recessively

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