Vocabulary Term Details

Recessive genes

Definition (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Recessive_genes)

In genetics, a recessive gene is an allele that causes a phenotype (visible or detectable characteristic) that is only seen in a homozygous genotype (an organism that has two copies of the same allele) and never in a heterozygous genotype. (Wikipedia)

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03-Jan-2013

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