modification vs genetic mutation

genetic mutation vs modification

modification and genetic mutation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, genetic mutation is a hyponym of modification; that is, genetic mutation is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than modification:

modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another
genetic mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, mutation, sublimation, surprise, birth, nascence, nascency, nativity, breakup, detachment, separation, vagary, fluctuation, variation, conversion, death, decease, expiry, decrease, drop-off, lessening, destabilization, increase, easing, moderation, relief, deformation, transition, shift, transformation, transmutation, scintillation, sparkling, twinkle, play, shimmer, transmutation, damage, harm, impairment, development, revolution, chromosomal mutation, mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	genetic mutation (noun)
the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)	(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
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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