adverb
- in a manner relating to or characterized by recession or withdrawal
- in a way that relates to recessive genetic traits that are expressed only when present in both chromosomes
Usage: formal
Usage: genetics; technical
Examples
- The trait is inherited recessively, requiring both parents to carry the gene.
- Blue eyes are passed down recessively in most populations.
- The company’s stock performed recessively during the economic downturn.
- Her personality seemed to develop recessively after the traumatic event.
- The genetic disorder is transmitted recessively through family lines.