隱性基因

recessive gene

nature / character / property / quality / attribute / sexuality / sex / gender / suffix forming adjective from verb / suffix forming noun from adjective, corresponding to -ness or -ity / essence / CL:個|个[ge4]

old variant of 因[yin1]

cause / reason / because

(bound form) base; foundation / (bound form) radical (chemistry) / (bound form) gay (loanword from English into Cantonese, Jyutping: gei1, followed by orthographic borrowing from Cantonese)

gene (loanword)

secret / hidden / concealed / (prefix) crypto-

to lean upon

hidden / crypto- / recessive (gene)