genetic algorithm vs algorithm

genetic algorithm and algorithm both are nouns.

Word	Noun	Adjective	Verb	Adverb
genetic algorithm	Yes	No	No	No
algorithm	Yes	No	No	No

As nouns, algorithm is a hypernym of genetic algorithm; that is, algorithm is a word with a broader meaning than genetic algorithm:

genetic algorithm: (computing) a search procedure using techniques modelled on the biological theory of natural selection.
algorithm: a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem

Other hypernyms of genetic algorithm include algorithmic program, algorithmic rule.

genetic algorithm (noun)	algorithm (noun)
(computing) a search procedure using techniques modelled on the biological theory of natural selection.	a precise rule (or set of rules) specifying how to solve some problem