recessive

• 指遗传特征只有在从父母双方都遗传到该基因时才会显现；也指倾向于退缩、被动或处于劣势的状态。

Describes a genetic trait that is expressed only when inherited from both parents, or a tendency to withdraw or be less dominant.

1. Economic declineB2formal

   Relating to or characteristic of a period of economic recession.

   衰退的

   • The government implemented policies to counter recessive trends in the economy.
   • Recessive pressures in the market led to widespread layoffs.
   • Analysts predicted a recessive phase for the next quarter.

   同义词depressedrecessionary

2. Genetic traitB2formalscientific

   Describing a gene that produces its characteristic effect only when its paired allele is identical.

   隐性

   • Blue eye color is a recessive trait in humans.
   • The recessive gene for the disorder only manifests when both parents carry it.
   • In pea plants, the white flower color is recessive to purple.

   同义词latentmaskedunexpressed

   反义词dominant

• 隐性等位基因：只有在与相同的等位基因配对时才表现出其特征性表型的等位基因。

A noun referring to an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical.

1. Recessive alleleC1formalscientific

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

   隐性等位基因

   • The recessive allele for blue eyes only appears when both parents carry it.
   • In pea plants, the recessive allele for wrinkled seeds is masked by the dominant allele.
   • Genetic disorders like cystic fibrosis are caused by recessive alleles.

   同义词recessive allelerecessive gene

   反义词dominant