WordNet
n. gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical; "the recessive gene for blue eyes"
Usage examples of "recessive gene".
Likewise, Roger must have two copies of the non-rolling recessive gene, since if he had even one of the dominant genes, he could do it-and he can't.
This disease is generated only if an afflicted male marries a woman carrying the recessive gene.
I got a recessive gene on my fifth chromosome and some very rare family jewels indeed.
When cousins marry, their children can get the recessive gene from both sides, and therefore it expresses itself.
He'd probably read about the recessive gene in Saba's file, but he hadn't considered what effect it could have on her life decisions.
By the time you've located the single recessive gene you want, in one of the fifty million sperm you examined, the ovum may be overripe.
It's a recessive gene: unless both parents carry it, there is no risk to their children.
Maybe I'm carrying some recessive gene which lets delirium run wild in me.
For instance, all cultivated peas share the same recessive gene that prevents ripe pods of cultivated peas from spontaneously popping ope* and spilling their peas, as wild pea pods do.
For instance, all cultivated peas share the same recessive gene that prevents ripe pods of cultivated peas from spontaneously popping open and spilling their peas, as wild pea pods do.