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Recessive vs Regressive - What's the difference?

recessive | regressive |

As adjectives the difference between recessive and regressive

is that recessive is going back; receding while regressive is that tends to return, revert or regress.

recessive

English

Adjective

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

    • Antonyms

    * (genetics) dominant

    regressive

    English

    Adjective

    (en adjective)
  • That tends to return, revert or regress.
  • (of a tax) Whose rate decreases as the amount increases.

    • Antonyms

    * progressive

    Related terms

    * regress * regression

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