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Term: recessive

All the wordplay possibilities with the word "recessive": spelling, phonetic, and semantic.

  1. Term
  2. recessive

recessive

Definitions

Noun

  1. An allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical

Adjective

  1. Of or pertaining to a recession
  2. (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical
Fragment Sounds Like Spelled Like Words That Follow Words That Precede Statistically Associated Consonant Match

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Words that contain the term "recessive".

# Word Syllables Freq
1 recessive 3 0

Sounds Like

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# Word Syllables Freq
1 relative 3 46
2 primitive 3 38
3 proactive 3 0
4 probative 3 0
5 reactive 3 0

Spelled Like

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# Word Syllables Freq
1 received 2 163
2 receive 2 76
3 excessive 3 30
4 receives 2 20
5 receiver 3 13
6 successive 3 12
7 recession 3 7
8 receivers 3 5
9 responsive 3 4
10 excessively 4 3
11 repressive 3 2
12 recessed 2 2
13 recess 2 2
14 receptive 3 2
15 restive 2 1
16 deceive 2 1
17 regressive 3 0
18 recesses 3 0
19 reclusive 3 0
20 recessing 3 0

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Term

Definitions: 3

Fragments: 1

Sound Alikes: 5

Spelled Like: 20

Words that Follow: 0

Words that Precede: 0

Statistically Associated: 0

Consonant Matches: 0

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Developing Imaging Biomarkers for Autosomal Recessive Polycystic Kidney Disease
Feb 3, 2026 Cleveland Clinic
Mutations in the RACGAP1 gene cause autosomal recessive congenital dyserythropoietic anemia type III
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Mutations of CD40 gene cause an autosomal recessive form of immunodeficiency with hyper IgM
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Researchers identify a new recessive neurodevelopmental disorder…
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An exome sequencing strategy to diagnose lethal autosomal recessive disorders
Jun 25, 2014 Nature
Uncovering recessive alleles in rare Mendelian disorders by genome sequencing of 174 individuals with monoallelic pathogenic variants | European Journal of Human Genetics
Sep 27, 2024 Nature
Most new recessive developmental disorder diagnoses lie within known genes, say scientists
Sep 23, 2024 Medical Xpress

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