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Critics of the functionalist view suggest that stratification is immoral because it creates extremes of wealth and poverty and denigrates the people at the bottom.
Synonymous Substitution Rate
The rate at which point mutations occur in a DNA sequence that do not alter the encoded amino acid due to the redundancy of the genetic code.
Purifying Selection
Removes deleterious alleles from a population. It is a common form of stabilizing selection.
Molecular Clock Estimates
Techniques that use the rate of molecular change to deduce the time in geological history when two species or other taxa diverged.
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