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An allele that will not determine the phenotype unless the genotype is homozygous with that allele.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia

An [[allele]] that will not determine the phenotype unless the genotype is [[homozygous]] with that allele.<ref>Wile, Dr. Jay L. ''Exploring Creation With Biology''. Apologia

Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref>

Educational Ministries, Inc. 1998</ref> Examples of recessive alleles include the allele for green in the pea[[Pisum sativum]](what [[Gregor Mendel originally did his experiments on). In humans a variety of inherited diseases are recessive. Examples include [[Cystic fibrosis]] and [[Tay-Sachs]].