"recessive" in Chinese (Traditional)

• 隱性

Definition

指只有從父母雙方繼承時才表現出來的遺傳性狀或基因，因為它會被顯性性狀掩蓋。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Traditional))

主要用於生物學和遺傳學，常搭配“基因”、“性狀”等詞（如“隱性基因”）。與“顯性”相對，科學以外很少用。

Examples

Blue eyes are a recessive trait.

藍眼睛是一種**隱性**性狀。

A recessive gene must come from both parents to show up.

**隱性**基因必須同時來自父母雙方纔會表現出來。

Baldness is not always a recessive condition.

禿頭不一定總是**隱性**特徵。

You need two copies of the recessive allele for that trait to appear.

你需要兩個**隱性**等位基因這種性狀才會出現。

Freckles are often controlled by a recessive gene, so you might not get them unless both parents carry it.

雀斑常由**隱性**基因控制，除非雙親都有，你一般不會有雀斑。

He carries a recessive gene for a rare blood type, but he doesn't show the trait himself.

他帶有一種罕見血型的**隱性**基因，但他自己並沒有表現出來。