consequence vs position effect

position effect vs consequence

consequence and position effect both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
consequence	Yes	No	No	No
position effect	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, position effect is a hyponym of consequence; that is, position effect is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than consequence:

consequence: a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon
position effect: (genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome

Other hyponyms of consequence include materialisation, materialization, offspring, aftereffect, aftermath, backwash, wake, bandwagon effect, brisance, butterfly effect, by-product, byproduct, change, coattails effect, Coriolis effect, dent, domino effect, harvest, impact, wallop, influence, knock-on effect, branch, offset, offshoot, outgrowth, product, placebo effect, repercussion, reverberation, response, fallout, side effect, spillover.

consequence (noun)	position effect (noun)
having important effects or influence	(genetics) the effect on the expression of a gene that is produced by changing its location in a chromosome
the outcome of an event especially as relative to an individual
a phenomenon that follows and is caused by some previous phenomenon

Difference between consequence and position effect

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