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Vitek1552 [10]
4 years ago
8

This gene mutates at a rate of approximately 0.76 base pairs every 17.1 million years. calculate the estimated time period it ta

kes for 1 base pair to mutate.
Biology
2 answers:
maxonik [38]4 years ago
6 0

Answer:

17.1/.76 = 90/x   x=4  90/4=22.5m

Explanation: i think

emmasim [6.3K]4 years ago
5 0
It should take 22.5 million years
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