Evolutionary Trees Provide Relative Scales of Divergence

question 4

Multiple Choice

Evolutionary trees provide relative scales of divergence. How can these be reconciled with real times?

• A) by comparing the amount of sequence divergence
• B) by comparing proteins from convergent evolution
• C) by comparing proteins from both convergent and divergent evolution
• D) by using fossil records when possible
• E) None of the answers is correct.

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