| Classification of mutation |
| 1. Induced versus spontaneous mutation |
| 2. Nuclear versus mitochondrial mutation |
| 3. Somatic versus germinal mutation |
| 4. Static versus dynamic mutation |
| 5. Pathological versus non-pathological mutation |
| 6. Persistent versus reversible mutation |
| 7. Point, Small, Gross, Genomic mutation |
| 8. Base, Sugar, Phosphate group mutation |
