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Why is DNA a useful evolutionary clock?

Why is DNA a useful evolutionary clock?
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Why is DNA a useful evolutionary clock?

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Because analyzing DNA from present-day and ancient genomes provides a complementary approach for dating evolutionary events. Because certain genetic changes occur at a steady rate per generation, they provide an estimate of the time elapsed.
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