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Mutations in genetic code occurs when DNA is being duplicated.Any changes in the base pairs leads to mutations by trasition or transversion. Change in amino acid leads to change in sequence and thus, mutation. This si carried on to new generation, if it takes place in germ cells.
Since all thoroughbreds have the same birthday — January 1 — the best bet for a racing horse is to raise so that the foal drops right after that date. This means the yearling at his first birthday is a five-year-old and from then on he is ahead of the game with a five year of maturation before each.
It is extremely useful for geologists, because most specimens of a given mineral are very close to the same hardness. ... So, we can conclude that not all the rocks are hard, and the hardness of rocks depends on how the atoms of the rock's minerals are bound to each other and how they are arranged.
