A Molecular Clock Can Only Work If the Molecule Used

question 38

True/False

A molecular clock can only work if the molecule used to make the tree is changing at a similar rate in each lineage in a phylogeny.

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Definitions:

Terminal

Often used to describe the final stage of a disease where recovery is not expected, or the end point of an experiment or procedure.

Operant Conditioning

A method of learning that occurs through rewards and punishments for behavior, encouraging the subject to associate behaviors with consequences.

Skinner

B.F. Skinner, an influential American psychologist, known for his work in behaviorism and for developing the theory of operant conditioning.

Timberlake

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