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According to Hawk mtDNA is mitochondrial DNA "molecular clock" is a technique that uses
the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two ormore life forms
are diverged. The biomolecular data used for this is usually nucleotide sequence for DNA or
amino acid sequence for aminoacid.
The molecular clock hypothesis is a technique in molecular evolution that uses fossil
constraintsand rates of molecular change to deduce the time in geologic history when two species
are diverged. Divergent evolution is the accumulation of differences between groups which can
lead to the fomation on new species, usually difusion of same species to different environment
allowing differentiated fixation of characteristics.
Long generation with few mutations in each, with few means the clock of geneticsubstitution has
ticked very slowly for apes and humans A longer time scale has many consequences. It causes
slower mutation rates and breathing easier in ancient population.
Mitochondrial mutation occurs much more often than nuclear DNA mutations. Our estimate of
mtDNA substitution rates depends on our estimates of branch lengthsof primate phylogeny
Solution
According to Hawk mtDNA is mitochondrial DNA "molecular clock" is a technique that uses
the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two ormore life forms
are diverged. The biomolecular data used for this is usually nucleotide sequence for DNA or
amino acid sequence for aminoacid.
The molecular clock hypothesis is a technique in molecular evolution that uses fossil
constraintsand rates of molecular change to deduce the time in geologic history when two species
are diverged. Divergent evolution is the accumulation of differences between groups which can
lead to the fomation on new species, usually difusion of same species to different environment
allowing differentiated fixation of characteristics.
Long generation with few mutations in each, with few means the clock of geneticsubstitution has
ticked very slowly for apes and humans A longer time scale has many consequences. It causes
slower mutation rates and breathing easier in ancient population.
Mitochondrial mutation occurs much more often than nuclear DNA mutations. Our estimate of
mtDNA substitution rates depends on our estimates of branch lengthsof primate phylogeny

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According to Hawk mtDNA is mitochondrial DNA molecular clock is .pdf

  • 1. According to Hawk mtDNA is mitochondrial DNA "molecular clock" is a technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two ormore life forms are diverged. The biomolecular data used for this is usually nucleotide sequence for DNA or amino acid sequence for aminoacid. The molecular clock hypothesis is a technique in molecular evolution that uses fossil constraintsand rates of molecular change to deduce the time in geologic history when two species are diverged. Divergent evolution is the accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the fomation on new species, usually difusion of same species to different environment allowing differentiated fixation of characteristics. Long generation with few mutations in each, with few means the clock of geneticsubstitution has ticked very slowly for apes and humans A longer time scale has many consequences. It causes slower mutation rates and breathing easier in ancient population. Mitochondrial mutation occurs much more often than nuclear DNA mutations. Our estimate of mtDNA substitution rates depends on our estimates of branch lengthsof primate phylogeny Solution According to Hawk mtDNA is mitochondrial DNA "molecular clock" is a technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two ormore life forms are diverged. The biomolecular data used for this is usually nucleotide sequence for DNA or amino acid sequence for aminoacid. The molecular clock hypothesis is a technique in molecular evolution that uses fossil constraintsand rates of molecular change to deduce the time in geologic history when two species are diverged. Divergent evolution is the accumulation of differences between groups which can lead to the fomation on new species, usually difusion of same species to different environment allowing differentiated fixation of characteristics. Long generation with few mutations in each, with few means the clock of geneticsubstitution has ticked very slowly for apes and humans A longer time scale has many consequences. It causes slower mutation rates and breathing easier in ancient population. Mitochondrial mutation occurs much more often than nuclear DNA mutations. Our estimate of mtDNA substitution rates depends on our estimates of branch lengthsof primate phylogeny