RECESSIVE GENE

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 Dictionary entry overview: What does recessive gene mean? 

• RECESSIVE GENE (noun)
  The noun RECESSIVE GENE has 1 sense:

1. gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

  Familiarity information: RECESSIVE GENE used as a noun is very rare.

 Dictionary entry details 

• RECESSIVE GENE (noun)

Sense 1

Meaning:

Gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical

Classified under:

Nouns denoting body parts

Context example:

the recessive gene for blue eyes

Hypernyms ("recessive gene" is a kind of...):

cistron; factor; gene ((genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity)

 Context examples 

It is a type of autosomal recessive gene disease.

(Adult progeria, NCI Dictionary)

Probably related to a recessive gene, this is Fanconi Syndrome, characterised by adult onset. — 2003

(Adult Fanconi Syndrome, NCI Thesaurus)

Mutations in at least 1 of 3 recessive genes: HEXA, HEXB, and GM2A cause defects in GM2 catabolism, leading to lysosomal lipid storage disorders that manifest primarily as neurodegenerative diseases, including Tay-Sachs and Sandhoff Disease.

(Ganglioside GM2, NCI Thesaurus)

The proportion of individuals in a population who have a single copy of a specific recessive gene mutation; also sometimes applied to the prevalence of mutations in dominantly acting genes such as BRCA1 and BRCA2.

(Carrier Rate, NCI Dictionary)