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NOUN (1)

1. gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical;
- Example: "the recessive gene for blue eyes"


WordNet (r) 3.0 (2006):

recessive gene
    n 1: gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when
         its allele is identical; "the recessive gene for blue eyes"