There are 2 major types of gene mutations, inherited and acquired: 1  An inherited gene mutation is present in the egg or sperm that formed the child. 2  After the egg is fertilized by the sperm, it created one cell called a zygote that then divided to create a fetus (which became a baby).his is more likely if the mutation affects a gene involved with cell division or a gene that normally causes a defective cell to die. Some people have a high risk of developing cancer because they have inherited mutations in certain genes. To learn more about this, see our document Family Cancer Syndromes.
Life Cycle of Butterflies. White Morpho (Morpho polyphemus) Angelic and graceful, the White Morpho butterfly is distinctive and regal. The wings of this butterfly are rather large and stately, particularly when this beauty flies on the breeze from flower to flower. A stark, bright, clean white, these wings look amazingly pure and even slightly translucent.
There is an average life span of a butterfly-it is usually about one month. Although the smallest butterflies that you can usually spot feasting on the flowers in your front yard will usually only live about one week.Mourning Cloaks, some tropical Heliconians, and Monarchs are some of the only butterflies that have an average life span of about nine months.here is also a difference between how long a butterfly would live if it was not living in the wild and how long it will actually live. Butterflies in the wild are exposed to many predators like birds and other insects, so may not live as long as they are capable of.