mutation vs modification

mutation and modification both are nouns.

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

As nouns, modification is a hypernym of mutation; that is, modification 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
modification: an event that occurs when something passes from one state or phase to another

Other hypernyms of mutation include alteration, change.

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

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

Other hypernyms of mutation include alteration, change.

mutation (noun)	modification (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 making something different (as e.g. the size of a garment)
a change or alteration in form or qualities	slightly modified copy; not an exact copy
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration	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