Edit 0 4 â¦. A loss-of-function mutation is any mutation that causes a gene to lose its function, either partially or completely. An organism with such a mutation is called a loss-of-function mutant. Subcategories of loss-of-function mutation include amorphic and hypomorphic mutations.
The Decameron (From the Greek: Î´Î­ÎºÎ± - ten & Î¼Î­ÏÎ± - day) (Italian: Decameron [deËkaËmeron] or Decamerone [dekameËroËne]), subtitled Prince Galehaut (Old Italian: Prencipe Galeotto [ËprentÊipe É¡aleËÉtto]), is a collection of novellas by the 14th-century Italian author Giovanni Boccaccio (1313â1375).
The Odyssey by Homer Written 800 B.C.E. Context. NEARLY THREE THOUSAND YEARS after they were composed, the Iliad and theOdyssey remain two of the most celebrated and widely read stories ever told, yet next to nothing is known about their author.