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genetic disease vs autosomal recessive disease

autosomal recessive disease vs genetic disease

genetic disease and autosomal recessive disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genetic disease Yes No No No
autosomal recessive disease Yes No No No
As nouns, autosomal recessive disease is a hyponym of genetic disease; that is, autosomal recessive disease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than genetic disease:
  • genetic disease: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
  • autosomal recessive disease: a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
genetic disease (noun) autosomal recessive disease (noun)
a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
Difference between genetic disease and autosomal recessive disease

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