Multiple Choice
Which is an important assumption in dating evolutionary distances by the molecular clock?
A) Different genes evolve at the same rate in the same lineage.
B) A particular gene evolves at the same rate in all lineages of interest.
C) Different genes evolve at different rates in the same lineage.
D) The events being dated happened more than about a million years ago.
E) The events being dated happened less than about a million years ago.
Correct Answer:
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Correct Answer:
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