Although We Still Have Much to Learn About the Rates

question 27

Multiple Choice

Although we still have much to learn about the rates at which DNA mutates, current studies show that

• A) the ratios of carbon and nitrogen isotopes in bone affect the DNA.
• B) stature affects the rate.
• C) DNA studies are important in reconstructing the past.
• D) DNA studies will soon be obsolete.

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