"recessive" in Chinese (Simplified)

• 隐性

Definition

指只有从父母双方继承时才表现出来的遗传性状或基因，因为它会被显性性状掩盖。

Usage Notes (Chinese (Simplified))

主要用于生物学和遗传学，常与“基因”“性状”等词连用（如“隐性基因”）。与“显性”相对，很少用于科学以外的场合。

Examples

Blue eyes are a recessive trait.

蓝眼睛是一种**隐性**性状。

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

**隐性**基因必须同时来自父母双方才会表现出来。

Baldness is not always a recessive condition.

秃顶不一定总是**隐性**特征。

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

你需要两个**隐性**等位基因这种性状才会表现出来。

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

雀斑常常由**隐性**基因控制，除非父母双方都有，你一般不会长雀斑。

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

他带有一种罕见血型的**隐性**基因，但他自己并没有表现出来。