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

In contrast, conditions tied to metabolic genes, including PEDS1, are more often recessive.

From Science Daily • Jan. 11, 2026

For Olsen, the part of the shy, recessive Christina felt more distanced from her recent roles in the series “Love & Death” or as part of the extended Marvel Cinematic Universe.

From Los Angeles Times • Sep. 19, 2024

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

From New York Times • Feb. 23, 2024

He was so recessive that he could be in a room for a long time before anyone realized that he was there.

From "Unbroken" by Laura Hillenbrand