Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Question 12
Practice objective / multiple choice question 12 from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
Two species of fruit fly differ by 0.012 substitutions per nucleotide site in a mitochondrial gene. The mutation rate for this gene is estimated at 2.5 \times 10^{-8} substitutions per site per year. Assuming a molecular clock, estimate the time since the two species diverged, expressing your answer in million years (to two decimal places).
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This is Waec Model Questions Vol1 2019 Biology Question 12. It is a objective / multiple choice question from the 2019 Waec Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
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