alteration vs chromosomal mutation

chromosomal mutation vs alteration

alteration and chromosomal mutation both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
alteration	Yes	No	No	No
chromosomal mutation	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, chromosomal mutation is a hyponym of alteration; that is, chromosomal mutation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than alteration:

alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
chromosomal mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

Other hyponyms of alteration include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, genetic mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

alteration (noun)	chromosomal mutation (noun)
the act of revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)	(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

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