recessive trait

基本解释

However, baldness is another X-linked recessive trait; you inherit it from your mother.
然而，秃头是另一个和X染色体相关的隐性特征，从母亲那里遗传得来。
So even if one parent carries a harmful recessive trait, the other parent is likely to have a healthier version, which will manifest itself in the offspring.
所以就算其中一个家长携带着一个有害的隐形特征，另外一个家长很可能有一个该特征的健康版本，这个健康的特征会在后代中显现出来。
Genetic analysis indicated that the leaf purple was a recessive trait. Zi1, zi3, zi6 and zi8 were respectively controlled by 2 genes, which one is an inhibitor gene.
遗传分析表明，紫色突变体的紫叶性状是一隐性性状，其中紫1、紫3、紫6、紫8的紫叶性状受2对基因控制，且有一对起抑制作用；

Roughly 1 in 45 healthy Americans are carriers of the recessive trait, meaning they are missing one of the normal two copies of the gene.
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