Practice - Molecular Clocks
Practice Questions
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What is a molecular clock?
💡 Hint: Think about DNA and changes over time.
Explain why mutation rates are important in molecular clocks.
💡 Hint: Consider how time and changes in DNA relate.
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What does the molecular clock technique rely on?
💡 Hint: Think about how changes in DNA relate to biological timelines.
True or False: Molecular clocks provide more accurate relationships than morphological characteristics alone.
💡 Hint: Consider why DNA might be better than just the outside appearance.
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Challenge Problems
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Using molecular clocks, estimate the divergence time between two hypothetical species with a 5% mutation difference in their DNA. Consider that mutations accumulate at a rate of 1 mutation per million years.
💡 Hint: Remember the basic calculation involving mutation rates.
Critically assess the impact of environmental changes on molecular clock accuracy by providing a hypothetical example.
💡 Hint: Consider how real-world factors affect our understanding of time.
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