Keep on reading to learn what makes a pony a pony and a horse a horse (of course, of course). The simplest answer to the question at hand is that a pony is a small horse. They are both members of the same species and have the same scientific name (Equus ferus caballus). However, there are official ways of deciding who is a horse and who is a pony. The number one distinguishing factor between horses and ponies is height.
What is the difference between Point and Frameshift Mutation. A point mutation is a change in a base pair, while a frameshift mutation is a base insertion or base deletion. Point mutations are transitions or transversions, frameshift mutations are not. A single point mutation only affects one amino acid, while a single frameshift mutation affects the entire subsequent amino acids.
Frameshift Mutations. Frameshift mutations are caused by the insertion or a deletion of a base pair. An inserted or deleted nucleotide alters the triplet grouping of nucleotides into codons and shifts the reading frame so that all nucleotides downstream from the mutation will be improperly grouped.