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genetic disorder vs polygenic disorder

polygenic disorder vs genetic disorder

genetic disorder and polygenic disorder both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genetic disorder Yes No No No
polygenic disorder Yes No No No
As nouns, polygenic disorder is a hyponym of genetic disorder; that is, polygenic disorder is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than genetic disorder:
  • genetic disorder: a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically
  • polygenic disorder: an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
genetic disorder (noun) polygenic disorder (noun)
a disease or disorder that is inherited genetically an inherited disease controlled by several genes at once
Difference between genetic disorder and polygenic disorder

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