genetic mutation vs transposition

genetic mutation and transposition both are nouns.

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

As nouns, transposition is a hyponym of genetic mutation; that is, transposition 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
transposition: (genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome

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

genetic mutation (noun)	transposition (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 reversing the order or place of
	(music) playing in a different key from the key intended; moving the pitch of a piece of music upwards or downwards
	(mathematics) the transfer of a quantity from one side of an equation to the other along with a change of sign
	(electricity) a rearrangement of the relative positions of power lines in order to minimize the effects of mutual capacitance and inductance
	(genetics) a kind of mutation in which a chromosomal segment is transfered to a new position on the same or another chromosome
	an event in which one thing is substituted for another
	any abnormal position of the organs of the body

genetic mutation vs transposition

genetic mutation and transposition both are nouns.

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