Term: recessive gene: gene that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
Candidate hypernym: gene: (genetics) a segment of DNA that is involved in producing a polypeptide chain; it can include regions preceding and following the coding DNA as well as introns between the exons; it is considered a unit of heredity → 1
Candidate hypernym: pulex: type genus of the Pulicidae → 0
Candidate hypernym: iron blue: any of various blue pigments → 0
Candidate hypernym: wash: a watercolor made by applying a series of monochrome washes one over the other → 0
Candidate hypernym: nosewheel: a wheel located under the nose of an airplane that is part of the plane's landing gear → 0
Candidate hypernym: red light: the signal to stop → 0
Candidate hypernym: termination: a coming to an end of a contract period → 0
Candidate hypernym: yellow rocket: noxious cress with yellow flowers; sometimes placed in genus Sisymbrium → 0
Candidate hypernym: syndactyly: birth defect in which there is partial or total webbing connecting two or more fingers or toes → 0
Candidate hypernym: wound: the act of inflicting a wound → 0
Candidate hypernym: junior varsity: a college or university team that competes at a level below the varsity team → 0