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Pronounciation of 
recessive

defined:

A genetic disorder that appears only in patients who have received two copies of a mutant gene, one from each parent.

explained:

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Dr. William Pavan, of the National Human Genome Research Institute's Laboratory of Genetic Disease Research, defines recessive.

illustrated:

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related
terms:

cancer, gene, heterozygous, mutation



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