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klio [65]
2 years ago
14

A team of scientists is studying a mitochondrial DNA sequence shared by two species, and they determine that the DNA has a const

ant mutation rate. The DNA sequences of the two species are shown below.
Species A: GTAGGCATTCGAT
Species B: GCACGCATACGTT

The scientists use the idea of molecular clocks to determine that the two species diverged from a common ancestor 40 million years ago. Based on this information, how much more time would it take for the two species to differ by a total of 10 base pairs?

80 million years
200 million years
60 million years
40 million years
Biology
2 answers:
Arturiano [62]2 years ago
7 0

Answer:

The correct answer would be 60 million years.

The molecular clock is a technique used to determine the time when the two species diverged from a common ancestor. It uses the mutation rate to determine the same.

Mutation rate is the rate at which a number of mutations take place in a given unit time.

If we compare the DNA sequence of the given two species, we would find that four mutations have taken place in forty million years.

Species A: GTAGGCATTCGAT  

Species B: GCACGCATACGTT  

Thus, the mutation rate of the species is one mutation per 10 million years.

The DNA sequences already have 4 mutations. Thus, for a total of 10 mutations, 6 mutations are required.

Thus, in 60 million years the two DNA sequences would differ by a total of  10 nucleotides.

Novosadov [1.4K]2 years ago
6 0
I think its 60 million
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