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.
If the Earthâs axis were perpendicular to its orbital plane around the Sun, all places on Earth would experience equal amounts of day and night (i.e. 12 hours of day and night, respectively) every day during the year and there would be no seasonal variability.