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Galina-37 [17]
3 years ago
6

A molecule that can be used as a molecular clock has a neutral mutation rate of one mutation per 20 million years. How many year

s ago did two species share a common ancestor if the molecules found in these two species differ by a total of six mutations?
60 million years
120 million years
100 million years
30 million years
Biology
2 answers:
Firlakuza [10]3 years ago
6 0
120 million yrs
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Leviafan [203]3 years ago
3 0
The correct answer is 120 million years
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