| autosomal recessive defect 
 
 a disease caused by the presence of two recessive mutant genes on an autosome
 • Syn:
 autosomal recessive disease
 • Hypernyms:
 genetic disease, genetic disorder, genetic abnormality, genetic defect, congenital disease,
 inherited disease, inherited disorder, hereditary disease, hereditary condition
 • Hyponyms:
 limb-girdle muscular dystrophy, Niemann-Pick disease, Tay-Sachs disease, Tay-Sachs, Sachs disease,
 infantile amaurotic idiocy, thrombasthenia, tyrosinemia, Werdnig-Hoffman disease
 
 
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