Mutations cause changes in the genetic code that lead to genetic variation and the potential to develop disease. Gene mutations can be generally categorized into two types: point mutations and base-pair insertions or deletions. Point mutations are the most common type of gene mutation.
OVERNIGHTS: The Difference Between Night and Day. By. Isabelle Fox, Ph. D. Daytime gives us sunlight Nighttime brings on darkness. Daytime is familiar Nighttime is strange. Day time is for activity Nighttime is for comforting. Daytime is for learning Nighttime is for dreaming.
Nights are shorter than days on average due to two factors. Firstly, the sun is not a point, but has an apparent size of about 32 arc minutes. Secondly, the atmosphere refracts sunlight so that some of it reaches the ground when the sun is below the horizon by about 34 arc minutes.