Classical genetics
Recessive allele: definition
A recessive allele determines phenotype only when two copies are present (in simple diploid Mendelian cases).
A recessive allele determines phenotype only when two copies are present (in simple diploid Mendelian cases).
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Also known as: recessiveness
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