mutation vs alteration

mutation and alteration both are nouns.

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

As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of mutation; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than mutation:

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

Other hypernyms of mutation include change, modification.

As nouns, alteration is a hypernym of mutation; that is, alteration is a word with a broader meaning than mutation:

mutation: a change or alteration in form or qualities
alteration: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Other hypernyms of mutation include change, modification.

mutation (noun)	alteration (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 revising or altering (involving reconsideration and modification)
a change or alteration in form or qualities	the act of making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration	an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another