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).
Reprinted by permission of the author. Harlow Shapley claimed that he inspired Robert Frost to write Fire and Ice.. Shapley, who taught at Harvard for many years, was perhaps the preeminent American astronomer of his time.