Meaning Of The Word Recessive

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recessive in American English
receding or tending to recede
adjective: tending to go, move, or slant back; receding
noun: that one of a pair of alternative alleles whose effect is masked by the activity of the second when both are present in the same cell or organism

recessive in British English
adjective: tending to recede or go back; receding

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