Question

A scientist studies corresponding genes in two species. Which data would be most useful for determining the time when the split from the common ancestor occurred?

A. mutation rate and the number of mutations in each sequence
B. mutation rate and the number of nucleotides in each sequence
C. mutation rate and the number of nucleotides that differ between the two sequences
D. the number of repeated nucleotides and their specific locations in the two sequences

Answer 1

It’s c cuhh thank me later

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