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organism vs mutant

mutant vs organism

organism and mutant both are nouns.

organism is not an adjective while mutant is an adjective.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
organism Yes No No No
mutant Yes Yes No No
As nouns, mutant is a hyponym of organism; that is, mutant is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than organism:
  • organism: a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
  • mutant: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
organism (noun) mutant (noun)
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently an animal that has undergone mutation
a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
organism (adjective) mutant (adjective)
tending to undergo or resulting from mutation
Difference between organism and mutant

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