Neco Model Questions Vol1 2022 Biology Question 48
Practice objective / multiple choice question 48 from the 2022 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
Two species of fruit flies differ by 45 nucleotide substitutions in a mitochondrial DNA fragment that is 1500 base pairs long. Assuming a constant mutation rate of \(2.5 \times 10^{-8}\) substitutions per site per year, estimate the time since their divergence in million years. Give your answer to two decimal places.
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This is Neco Model Questions Vol1 2022 Biology Question 48. It is one of the objective questions from the 2022 Neco Model Questions Vol1 Biology examination.
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