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genetic mutation vs alteration

alteration vs genetic mutation

genetic mutation and alteration both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genetic mutation Yes No No No
alteration Yes No No No
As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of genetic mutation; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than genetic mutation:
  • genetic mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
  • alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Other hypernyms of genetic mutation include change, modification.
genetic mutation (noun) alteration (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 revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
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
Difference between genetic mutation and alteration

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