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point mutation vs mutation

mutation vs point mutation

point mutation and mutation both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
point mutation Yes No No No
mutation Yes No No No
As nouns, mutation is a hypernym of point mutation; that is, mutation is a word with a broader meaning than point mutation:
  • point mutation: (genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene
  • mutation: (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
Other hypernyms of point mutation include chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation.
point mutation (noun) mutation (noun)
(genetics) a mutation due to an intramolecular reorganization of a gene (genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
a change or alteration in form or qualities
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
Difference between point mutation and mutation

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