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rɪˈsɛs ɪvre·ces·sive

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  1. recessiveadjective

    Antonyms:
    dominant

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  1. recessive allele, recessiveadjective

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

    Synonyms:
    recessive allele

    Antonyms:
    dominant

  2. recessionary, recessiveadjective

    of or pertaining to a recession

    Synonyms:
    recessionary

    Antonyms:
    dominant

  3. recessiveadjective

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

    Synonyms:
    recessionary

    Antonyms:
    dominant

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  1. Martin Guzman:

    Nobody wants a default. Argentina needs to generate repayment capacity, if the Argentine economy does not come out of this recessive spiral, it will not be able to pay the debt later.

  2. David Tester:

    As we started building out the family structure, it became apparent to us that this was most likely a recessive disorder, with more information and more technological advancement in terms of being able to look at genes, we were able to put this puzzle together.

  3. Jordan Patch:

    Whatever the underlying genetics are between the two of them is what produced this very unique mutation, now we're looking long term to understand and study what that gene is, are both parents recessive trait holders, is this just a fluke ?

  4. Mike Rowe:

    The handy gene, as you may have noticed, is recessive. And as certain as I was that I would follow in his footsteps, I just didn't get the skills. So I got into entertainment.

  5. Jacqueline Robinson:

    They're essentially the marine equivalent of an island species, the vaquitas' naturally low abundance has allowed them to gradually purge highly deleterious recessive gene variants that might negatively affect their health under inbreeding.


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