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 Seuss classic, published in 1960, was a result of a wager between the author and his editor at Random House. Could Dr. Seuss, using 50 words, write an intelligent, entertaining children's book? In a word, yes (which is one of the 50 words). The U.S. writer and cartoonist, whose full name was Theodor Seuss Geisel, won the bet and $50, one dollar for each word. Since then it has become one of the bestselling children's books of all time.