Recessive
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A term for [white people] which refers to white people scientifically being genetically [recessive]. This is why the [one drop rule] was created.
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Relating to or denoting heritable characteristics controlled by genes that are expressed in offspring only when inherited from both parents, i.e., when not masked by a dominant characteristic inherited from one parent.
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