retsessiivsete

Restsessiivsete refers to a genetic concept describing a gene or allele that is masked by a dominant allele. In genetics, individuals have two copies of each gene, one inherited from each parent. If an individual inherits one copy of a gene that expresses a dominant trait and one copy of a gene that expresses a recessive trait, the dominant trait will be the one that is observed or expressed. The recessive trait will only be expressed if an individual inherits two copies of the recessive allele, one from each parent. This is often represented by letters, where a capital letter signifies a dominant allele and a lowercase letter signifies a recessive allele. For example, if 'A' represents a dominant allele for brown eyes and 'a' represents a recessive allele for blue eyes, an individual with genotypes AA or Aa will have brown eyes, while an individual with genotype aa will have blue eyes. The term "retsessiivsete" is the genitive plural form of the Estonian word "retsessiivne," meaning recessive. Therefore, "retsessiivsete" in a broader context would refer to the characteristics or traits that are recessive.