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geoffrey

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on: Jul 14, 2013
The most important feature that permits a gene to act as a molecular clock is
A) having a large number of base pairs.
B) having a larger proportion of exonic DNA than of intronic DNA.
C) having a reliable average rate of mutation.
D) its recent origin by a gene-duplication event.
E) its being acted upon by natural selection.


penguins

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Reply #1 on: Jul 15, 2013
Easy! It's C. Bye for now :D


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