The Underlying Assumptions of Using a Molecular Clock to Date

question 36

Multiple Choice

The underlying assumptions of using a molecular clock to date evolutionary events are based on:

• A) the neutral mutation hypothesis.
• B) the balance hypothesis.
• C) rates of exon shuffling.
• D) the model of allopatric speciation.
• E) maximum parsimony analyses.

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