recessive allele

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

   Synonymsrecessive

   Broaderallele

Questions about recessive allele

What does recessive allele mean?

recessive allele means "an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical".

What is another word for recessive allele?

Close synonyms include recessive. Each sense on this page lists its own synonyms, because a word with several meanings rarely has one substitute that works for all of them.

Is recessive allele a common word?

recessive allele is banded "Rare" — specialist or archaic — most readers will not have met it. The band comes from how often the word appears in a large corpus of everyday English, not from an editor's impression.