(1) A recessive allele or trait. (2) An organism whose recessive trait is discernible or expressed. Supplement. In genetics, a recessive gene or allele is one in which the effect is not tangible, or is masked by the effects of the dominant gene.
The Renaissance was a period in European history. It began in the 1300s, during the late Middle Ages. It ended during the 1500s, when the modern era began. Renaissance means rebirth in French. During the Renaissance there was a rebirth of interest in ancient Greece and Rome.
The Renaissance is a peculiar period in historyânot in that the time itself was odd, but in that how historians came to define it as a distinct era is unusual. It began as an era defined by an Italian writer in the 16th century, who applied it only to Italian painters and sculptors.Other arts were added to the mix, and other countries, but only in the 19th century with Jakob Burckhardt did the Renaissance become a historical era.Other eras are essentially chronological.t began as an era defined by an Italian writer in the 16th century, who applied it only to Italian painters and sculptors. Other arts were added to the mix, and other countries, but only in the 19th century with Jakob Burckhardt did the Renaissance become a historical era. Other eras are essentially chronological.