recessive gene

collocation in English

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recessive
adjective
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/rɪˈses.ɪv/us
/rɪˈses.ɪv/
(of genes and the physical qualities they control) only appearing in a child if both parents supply the ...
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gene
noun[C]
uk
/dʒiːn/us
/dʒiːn/
a part of the DNA in a cell that controls the physical development, behaviour, etc. of an individual plant or animal and is passed on from ...
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(Definition ofrecessiveandgenefrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)

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The likelihood of both parents carrying the samerecessivegeneis increased if they are cousins or other blood relatives.
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First, we confirmed that d4-662 is controlled by a singlerecessivegene.
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This indicates that a chromosomalrecessivegeneor genes are responsible for parthenogenesis.
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This suggests that the exposure ofrecessivegeneis not the likely cause of the observed phenotype.
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Furthermore, even attempting to reduce the frequency of arecessivegenein a population by voluntary non-reproduction of all affected individuals would be close to impossible.
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Both parents are carriers of therecessivegene.
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A bird that has only onerecessivegenefor a specific trait is said to be split for that trait.
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Occasionally a "pecora scimmia" (monkey sheep) is born, with partial or total alopecia of the head and limbs; this is caused by arecessivegene.
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Arecessivegenecauses the black coloration in these animals.
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The pearl gene or barlink factor is arecessivegenethat affects only red pigment.
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The white deer coloration is the result of arecessivegene.
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The exhibition describes therecessivegeneinheritance pattern that causes ginger, or red, hair - the same inheritance pattern that causes cystic fibrosis.
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For further information, seerecessivegeneand dominance relationship.
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It is arecessivegene; therefore, both sire and dam must have been carriers for any pup in a litter to have this condition.
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The double-flowered form is caused by arecessivegenevariant (allele) in the homozygous condition.
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There is no concept of dominant gene andrecessivegene, much less recombination between loci.
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Carriers of arecessivegeneusually do not show any signs or symptoms of the disorder.
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The condition was due to an autosomalrecessivegenedesigned "adw".
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Anotherrecessivegenecreates the golden or golden tabby color variation, sometimes known as strawberry.
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