1answer.
Ask question
Login Signup
Ask question
All categories
  • English
  • Mathematics
  • Social Studies
  • Business
  • History
  • Health
  • Geography
  • Biology
  • Physics
  • Chemistry
  • Computers and Technology
  • Arts
  • World Languages
  • Spanish
  • French
  • German
  • Advanced Placement (AP)
  • SAT
  • Medicine
  • Law
  • Engineering
Stolb23 [73]
3 years ago
15

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?
Biology
2 answers:
Thepotemich [5.8K]3 years ago
6 0
6*20 = 120

120/2 = 60 million years
anyanavicka [17]3 years ago
4 0

Answer:

60 million years ago

Explanation:

The formula needed for this problem to calculate the correct number of years is:

Number of Base Pair Mutations × (Number of Years ÷ Mutation Rate) = Years of Evolution

Just like in math, simply substitute the corresponding numbers to get the desired answer:

6 Base Pair Mutations × (20,000,000 Years ÷ 1 Mutation) = 120,000,000 Years of Evolution

Then, divide the amount of time that separates these two species in half to determine how long ago their lineages shared a common ancestor. The formula needed for this part is:

Total Years of Evolution ÷ Number of Species (Lineages) = Years of Evolution From a Common Ancestor

Again, substitute the correct numbers in their place to get the answer:

120,000,000 Years of Evolution ÷ 2 Species/Lineages = 60,000,000 Years of Evolution From a Common Ancestor

Hope this helps :)

You might be interested in
The number and type of atoms that an organism takes in are rearranged to make other molecules. This is called
Y_Kistochka [10]

B. Cellular respriation

3 0
3 years ago
At a fun-house you walk into a cubical room where two opposite walls are completely covered with flat mirror panels. what do you
Blababa [14]
Like four i think, right?
4 0
3 years ago
Read 2 more answers
The __ is the relatively rigid zone above the asthenosphere that includes the crust and upper mantle.
uranmaximum [27]
Its lithosphere, because lithosphere is above asthenosphere
5 0
2 years ago
Hello! I have a question and I ask if you can make it a bit detailed. I am struggling to understand the Calvin Cycle in the proc
igomit [66]

Absolutely!  The Calvin Cycle is a process that takes place within the stroma of chloroplasts during photosynthesis.  This cycle is a light-independent reaction because it does not need sunlight to fully develop.  The process is, however, dependent on ATP and NADHP from those light reactions.

If you want a really good study guide for the Calvin Cycle, just follow this link; it helps A LOT!

https://www.khanacademy.org/science/biology/photosynthesis-in-plants/the-calvin-cycle-reactions/a/calvin-cycle

Hope this helps!! :)

3 0
3 years ago
Describe skin cells and their function
Flauer [41]
Skin serves as a protective barrier, a way to sense the world, and a layer that keeps nutrients and water inside the body. Four types of cells make up the skin, and they are produced mainly in the epidermis near the basement membrane.
3 0
2 years ago
Other questions:
  • It would take one light year to travel to the sun. True False
    14·2 answers
  • Without redox reactions, NADH cannot unload its electrons and the process of__ will be shut down
    14·2 answers
  • Why is ATP important?
    8·1 answer
  • Rank these events in the order that they occur during the repair of double-strand breaks by recombination:
    5·1 answer
  • When loading samples into an agarose gel
    13·1 answer
  • Which plants has adaptations similar to those of a cactus
    5·2 answers
  • What is one negative effect of human influence on cycles of matter?
    14·2 answers
  • How many oxygen atoms are present
    13·2 answers
  • Please help me I will mark BRAINLIEST
    7·1 answer
  • 1. Introduction – this is where you explain to your audience why you are making this presentation/video/booklet. You will explai
    13·1 answer
Add answer
Login
Not registered? Fast signup
Signup
Login Signup
Ask question!