recessive

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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

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

A child of first cousins carries a 6% chance of inheriting a recessive disorder, compared to 3% for the general population.

From BBC • Feb. 26, 2025

Shy and recessive in person, Mr. Montana was nonetheless a born showman.

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024

Since tallness was dominant, all the parental plants in this experiment were tall to start; the recessive trait had disappeared.

From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee