genetic mutation vs reversion

genetic mutation and reversion both are nouns.

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

As nouns, reversion is a hyponym of genetic mutation; that is, reversion 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
reversion: (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)

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

genetic mutation (noun)	reversion (noun)
(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism	a failure to maintain a higher state
	turning in the opposite direction
	returning to a former state
	(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
	a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
	(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

genetic mutation vs reversion

genetic mutation and reversion both are nouns.

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