RECESSIVE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does recessive mean? 

• RECESSIVE (noun)
  The noun RECESSIVE has 1 sense:

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

  Familiarity information: RECESSIVE used as a noun is very rare.

• RECESSIVE (adjective)
  The adjective RECESSIVE has 2 senses:

1. of or pertaining to a recession

2. (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

  Familiarity information: RECESSIVE used as an adjective is rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECESSIVE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

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

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Synonyms:

recessive; recessive allele

Hypernyms ("recessive" is a kind of...):

allele; allelomorph ((genetics) either of a pair (or series) of alternative forms of a gene that can occupy the same locus on a particular chromosome and that control the same character)

• RECESSIVE (adjective)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Of or pertaining to a recession

Classified under:

Relational adjectives (pertainyms)

Synonyms:

recessionary; recessive

Pertainym:

recession (the state of the economy declines; a widespread decline in the GDP and employment and trade lasting from six months to a year)

Sense 2

Meaning:

(of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

Domain category:

genetic science; genetics (the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms)

Antonym:

dominant ((of genes) producing the same phenotype whether its allele is identical or dissimilar)

 Context examples 

A rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of the enzyme N-acetyl-alpha-D-glucosaminidase.

(Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIB, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of the enzyme acetyl-CoA:alpha-glucosaminide acetyltransferase.

(Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIC, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of the enzyme heparan sulfate sulfatase.

(Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIIA, NCI Thesaurus)

Bloom syndrome is an autosomal recessive disorder associated with mutations in BLM gene encoding protein that belongs to the family of DNA helicases.

(Bloom syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

The autosomal recessive trait is associated with abnormalities of chromosome 6.

(Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare autosomal recessive inherited disorder caused by mutations in the ACAT1 gene.

(Beta-Ketothiolase Deficiency, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of the enzyme N-acetylglucosamine-6-sulfatase.

(Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IIID, NCI Thesaurus)

A rare autosomal recessive lysosomal storage disease caused by deficiency of the enzyme galactosamine-6-sulfatase.

(Mucopolysaccharidosis Type IVA, NCI Thesaurus)

An autosomal recessive inherited lysosomal storage disease caused by mutations in the NPC1 and NPC2 genes.

(Niemann-Pick Disease, Type C, NCI Thesaurus)

A group of autosomal dominant, autosomal recessive, X-linked inherited or acquired disorders characterized by the thickening of the palms and soles due to hyperkeratosis.

(Palmoplantar Keratoderma, NCI Thesaurus)