recessive

1. Genetics Of, relating to, or designating an allele that does not produce a characteristic effect when present with a dominant allele.

2. Of or relating to a trait that is expressed only when the determining allele is present in the homozygous condition.

3. Tending to go backward or recede.

4. Tending to .

5. Producing little or no phenotypic effect when occurring in heterozygous condition with a contrasting allele .

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1. Genetics A recessive allele or trait.

2. Genetics An organism having a recessive trait.

3. An organism possessing one or more recessive characters.

4. A recessive character or gene.

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Top Words by points	Points	Word Game
recessive	14	Scrabble

2 Letters	Scrabble® Points
er	2
es	2
is	2
re	2
si	2

3 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cee	5
cis	5
ere	3
ers	3
ess	3
eve	6
ice	5
ire	3
rec	5
ree	3
rei	3
res	3
rev	6
sec	5
see	3
sei	3
ser	3
sev	6
sic	5
sir	3
sis	3
sri	3
vee	6
vie	6
vis	6

4 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cees	6
cere	6
cess	6
cire	6
cris	6
eses	4
esse	4
ever	7
eves	7
ices	6
ires	4
recs	6
rees	4
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revs	7
rice	6
rise	4
rive	7
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sics	6
sire	4
sirs	4
sris	4
veer	7
vees	7
vice	9
vier	7
vies	7
vise	7

5 Letters	Scrabble® Points
ceres	7
cires	7
cress	7
cries	7
eerie	5
erses	5
reeve	8
reive	8
resee	5
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rices	7
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rives	8
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sices	7
sieve	8
siree	5
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siver	8
veers	8
verse	8
vices	10
viers	8
vires	8
vises	8

6 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cerise	8
creese	8
crises	8
ecesis	8
recess	8
reeves	9
reives	9
resees	6
revise	9
screes	8
scries	8
scrive	11
seiser	6
series	6
serves	9
severe	9
severs	9
sieves	9
sirees	6
sivers	9
verses	9

7 Letters	Scrabble® Points
cerises	9
creeses	9
receive	12
revises	10
scrieve	12
scrives	12
service	12
veeries	10

8 Letters	Scrabble® Points
receives	13
scrieves	13
services	13
severies	11

9 Letters	Scrabble® Points
recessive	14