Read Each Sentence Below for Meaning

question 9

Multiple Choice

Read each sentence below for meaning. Select the subordinating conjunction that best expresses the relationship between the two ideas. Stacey had to reschedule her doctor appointment __________ she had a prior engagement.

• A) though
• B) because
• C) where

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Definitions:

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.

SIV Diversification

SIV Diversification refers to the process through which the Simian Immunodeficiency Virus (SIV) evolves and generates genetic variability among its populations.

Gene Coalesce

A concept in molecular genetics where different alleles at a gene locus in different lineages trace back to a single ancestral allele.