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hereditary pattern vs X-linked dominant inheritance

X-linked dominant inheritance vs hereditary pattern

hereditary pattern and X-linked dominant inheritance both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
hereditary pattern Yes No No No
X-linked dominant inheritance Yes No No No
As nouns, X-linked dominant inheritance is a hyponym of hereditary pattern; that is, X-linked dominant inheritance is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than hereditary pattern:
  • hereditary pattern: (genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents
  • X-linked dominant inheritance: hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring
Other hyponyms of hereditary pattern include ancestry, derivation, filiation, lineage, gene linkage, linkage, X-linked recessive inheritance.
hereditary pattern (noun) X-linked dominant inheritance (noun)
(genetics) attributes acquired via biological heredity from the parents hereditary pattern in which a dominant gene on the X chromosome causes a characteristic to be manifested in the offspring
Difference between hereditary pattern and X-linked dominant inheritance

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