Main Entry: ¹re·ces·sive

Pronunciation: \ri-ˈses-iv\

Function: adjective

1 : producing little or no phenotypic effect when occurring in heterozygous condition with a contrasting allele <recessive genes>
2 : expressed only when the determining gene is in the homozygous condition <recessive traits>

—re·ces·sive·ly adverb

—re·ces·sive·ness noun