Multiple Choice
Which of the following factors does not interfere with the interpretation of evolutionary time using the molecular clock?
A) Horizontal gene transfer
B) Differences in generation time
C) Mutations due to background cosmic radiation
D) Different selection pressures on different taxonomic groups
E) Differences in DNA repair efficiency in different taxonomic groups
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