Ma'anar ƙamus na kalmar "recessive" ita ce:adjective: halayen gadon da ake sarrafa su ta hanyar kwayoyin halitta waɗanda aka bayyana a cikin zuriya kawai. lokacin da aka gaji daga iyaye biyu, lokacin da ba a rufe shi ta hanyar babban halayen da aka gada daga iyaye ɗaya ba.(of a quality or condition) tending to recede ko diminish. : a recessive gene or character. janyewar wucin gadi ko dakatarwa daga aikin da aka saba.