chromosomal mutation vs deletion

chromosomal mutation and deletion both are nouns.

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

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

chromosomal mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
deletion: (genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome

Other hyponyms of chromosomal mutation include inversion, transposition, gene mutation, point mutation, reversion, saltation.

chromosomal mutation (noun)	deletion (noun)
(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism	the act of deleting something written or printed
	the omission that is made when an editorial change shortens a written passage
	(genetics) the loss or absence of one or more nucleotides from a chromosome
	any process whereby sounds or words are left out of spoken words or phrases

chromosomal mutation vs deletion

chromosomal mutation and deletion both are nouns.

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