alteration vs genetic mutation

genetic mutation vs alteration

alteration and genetic mutation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, genetic mutation is a hyponym of alteration; that is, genetic 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
genetic 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, chromosomal mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

alteration (noun)	genetic 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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