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defined:
A genetic disorder that appears only in patients who have received two copies of a mutant gene, one from each parent.
explained:
Listen to a detailed explanation. Dr. William Pavan, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines recessive.
illustrated:
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relatedterms:
cancer, gene, heterozygous, mutation
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