The Molecular Clock Has Limited Usefulness for Estimating Divergence Times

question 32

Multiple Choice

The molecular clock has limited usefulness for estimating divergence times among species because of

• A)the saturation of DNA sequences.
• B)the variation in substitution rate between lineages and loci.
• C)small population sizes.
• D)A and B
• E)All of the above

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