recessive

recessive is a valid 9-letter word worth 14 points in Scrabble and 16 in Words With Friends.

Meaning

What does recessive mean?

  • A valid word accepted in tournament Scrabble and Words With Friends play.

  • noun

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

  • adjective

    of or pertaining to a recession

  • adjective

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

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