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inherited disease vs autosomal recessive disease

autosomal recessive disease vs inherited disease

inherited disease and autosomal recessive disease both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
inherited disease Yes No No No
autosomal recessive disease Yes No No No
As nouns, autosomal recessive disease is a hyponym of inherited disease; that is, autosomal recessive disease is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than inherited disease:
  • inherited 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
inherited 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 inherited disease and autosomal recessive disease

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