recessive gene. recessive gene in Medicine. recessive gene n. A gene that is phenotypically expressed in the homozygous state but has its expression masked in the presence of a dominant gene.
Environmental law. For other uses, see Environmental Law (disambiguation). Environmental law - or environmental and natural resources law - is a collective term describing the network of treaties, statutes, regulations, common and customary laws addressing the effects of human activity on the natural environment. The core environmental law regimes address environmental pollution.
The unwritten body of universal moral principles that underlie the ethical and legal norms by which human conduct is sometimes evaluated and governed. Natural law is often contrasted with positive law, which consists of the written rules and regulations enacted by government.The term natural law is derived from the Roman term jus naturale. Adherents to natural law philosophy are known as naturalists.he school of natural law known as secular natural law replaces the divine laws of God with the physical, biological, and behavioral laws of nature as understood by human reason. This school theorizes about the uniform and fixed rules of nature, particularly human nature, to identify moral and ethical norms.