Recessive disorder

A recessive disorder is a disorder that is characterised by the expression of a homozygous recessive allele in the genotype. There are two types of recessive disorders; autosomalrecessive disorders and a sex linked recessive disorders. [1]

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1. Autosomal recessive: MedlinePlus Medical Encyclopedia. [online] Medlineplus.gov. Available at: https://medlineplus.gov/ency/article/002052.htm [Accessed 5 Dec. 2017].