recessive Meaning, Definition & Usage

  1. noun an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical
    recessive allele.
  2. adjective of or pertaining to a recession
    recessionary.
  3. adjective (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

WordNet

Re*ces"sive adjective
Definitions
  1. Going back; receding.

Webster 1913