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organism vs mutation

mutation vs organism

organism and mutation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
organism Yes No No No
mutation Yes No No No
As nouns, mutation is a hyponym of organism; that is, mutation 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
  • mutation: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
organism (noun) mutation (noun)
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
a system considered analogous in structure or function to a living body a change or alteration in form or qualities
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
Difference between organism and mutation

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