reversion vs mutation

mutation vs reversion

reversion and mutation both are nouns.

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

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

reversion: (genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
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 reversion include chromosomal mutation, genetic mutation.

reversion (noun)	mutation (noun)
a failure to maintain a higher state	(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
turning in the opposite direction	a change or alteration in form or qualities
returning to a former state	(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
(genetics) a return to a normal phenotype (usually resulting from a second mutation)
a reappearance of an earlier characteristic
(law) an interest in an estate that reverts to the grantor (or his heirs) at the end of some period (e.g., the death of the grantee)

Difference between reversion and mutation

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