The Average Synonymous Substitution Rate in Mammalian Mitochondrial Genes Is

question 21

Multiple Choice

The average synonymous substitution rate in mammalian mitochondrial genes is ________ the average rate for nuclear genes.

• A)2 times
• B)5 times
• C)10 times
• D)50 times
• E)100 times

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