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genetic mutation vs modification

modification vs genetic mutation

genetic mutation and modification both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
genetic mutation Yes No No No
modification Yes No No No
As nouns, modification is a hypernym of genetic mutation; that is, modification 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
  • modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
Other hypernyms of genetic mutation include alteration, change.
genetic mutation (noun) modification (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 making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase
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