genetic mutation vs gene mutation

genetic mutation and gene mutation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, gene mutation is a hyponym of genetic mutation; that is, gene mutation is a word with a more specific, narrower 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
gene mutation: (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene

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

genetic 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

genetic mutation vs gene mutation

genetic mutation and gene mutation both are nouns.

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