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hereditary disease vs autosomal dominant disorder

autosomal dominant disorder vs hereditary disease

hereditary disease and autosomal dominant disorder both are nouns.

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

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