variation vs mutation

mutation vs variation

variation and mutation both are nouns.

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

As nouns, variation and mutation are synonyms defined as:

variation and mutation: (biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration

Other synonyms of variation include mutant, sport.

variation (noun)	mutation (noun)
an activity that varies from a norm or standard	(genetics) any event that changes genetic structure; any alteration in the inherited nucleic acid sequence of the genotype of an organism
the act of changing or altering something slightly but noticeably from the norm or standard	a change or alteration in form or qualities
(ballet) a solo dance or dance figure	(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
an artifact that deviates from a norm or standard
something a little different from others of the same type
a repetition of a musical theme in which it is modified or embellished
an instance of change; the rate or magnitude of change
(biology) an organism that has characteristics resulting from chromosomal alteration
(astronomy) any perturbation of the mean motion or orbit of a planet or satellite (especially a perturbation of the earth's moon)
the process of varying or being varied
the angle (at a particular location) between magnetic north and true north

Difference between variation and mutation

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