A person must be at least 18 years old to be appointed to the Senate and must be at least 30 to be President or Vice-President of the Senate. As only members of the House of Representatives are eligible to be appointed Prime Minister, the Prime Minister must be at least 18 years old.
â¢ RECESSIVE (adjective). The adjective RECESSIVE has 2 senses: 1. of or pertaining to a recession. 2. (of genes) producing its characteristic phenotype only when its allele is identical. Familiarity information: RECESSIVE used as an adjective is rare. RECESSIVE (noun). The noun RECESSIVE has 1 sense: 1. an allele that produces its characteristic phenotype only when its paired allele is identical. Familiarity information: RECESSIVE used as a noun is very rare.
X-linked recessive inheritance-hereditary pattern in which a recessive gene on the X chromosome results in the manifestation of characteristics in male offspring and a carrier state in female offspring. genetic science, genetics-the branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms.. a. The action of inheriting something: the inheritance of property from a relative. b. Something inherited or to be inherited: Her inheritance included a large estate. 2. Something regarded as a heritage: the cultural inheritance of Rome.