recessive
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In those cases, whether an allele is active can depend on whether it was inherited from the mother or the father rather than whether it is dominant or recessive.
From Science Daily • Jun. 1, 2026
This has enriched rare functional variation, including recessive disorders and homozygous loss-of-function mutations, or “human knockouts.”
From The Wall Street Journal • Mar. 12, 2026
In contrast, conditions tied to metabolic genes, including PEDS1, are more often recessive.
From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026
Pattinson has the more recessive role but his performance is so subtle and clever that it’s worth watching closely.
From Los Angeles Times • Nov. 5, 2025
When the dominant allele was present, the recessive allele seemed to disappear, but when a plant received two recessive alleles, the allele reiterated its character.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
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