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recessive

1. re.ces.sive \ri-'ses-iv\ aj 1a: tending to go back : RECEDING  1b: 
   RETIRING, WITHDRAWN  of an allele  2: subordinate to a contrasting allele 
   in manifestation  - re.ces.sive.ly av
2. recessive n : a recessive character or factor or an organism possessing 
   one or more su ch characters