modification vs mutation

mutation vs modification

modification and mutation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, mutation is a hyponym of modification; that is, 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
mutation: a change or alteration in form or qualities

Other hyponyms of modification include acceleration, deceleration, retardation, slowing, avulsion, break, 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, genetic mutation, sex change, loss of consciousness.

modification (noun)	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	a change or alteration in form or qualities
an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another	(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
the grammatical relation that exists when a word qualifies the meaning of the phrase

Difference between modification and mutation

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