A molecule that can be used as a molecular clock has a neutral mutation rate of one mutation per 40 million years. How many year

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A molecule that can be used as a molecular clock has a neutral mutation rate of one mutation per 40 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 eight mutations? 160 million years 320 million years 100 million years 240 million years.

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Paha777 [63] · Answer 1 · 2022-10-16T17:06:35+03:00

Paha777 [63]2 years ago

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Answer: 320 MIlion years

Step-by-step explanation:

IT is not very hard because all you have to do is since it is only 40 million per one rotation and you have eight of them, then it is 320 because 4 times 8 equals 32.

Mandarinka [93] · Answer 2 · 2022-10-16T15:49:07+03:00

Mandarinka [93]2 years ago

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240

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