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Recessive vs Defeated - What's the difference?

recessive | defeated |

As adjectives the difference between recessive and defeated

is that recessive is going back; receding while defeated is subjugated, beaten, overcome.

As a verb defeated is

past tense of defeat.

recessive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Going back; receding.
  • (genetics) Able to be covered up by a dominant trait.

    • Antonyms

    * (genetics) dominant

    defeated

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • Subjugated, beaten, overcome.

    • Verb

    (head)
  • (defeat)