chromosomal mutation vs gene mutation

chromosomal mutation and gene mutation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, gene mutation is a hyponym of chromosomal mutation; that is, gene mutation 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
gene mutation: (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

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

chromosomal mutation (noun)	gene mutation (noun)
(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism	(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

chromosomal mutation vs gene mutation

chromosomal mutation and gene mutation both are nouns.

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