Molecular clocks Flashcards
0
Q
Mutation is…
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A change in DNA
1
Q
Molecular clocks provides….
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Clues to evolutionary history.
2
Q
Molecular clocks use…
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Mutations to estimate evolutionary time
3
Q
More time means..
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More mutations
4
Q
Mitochondrial is used…
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To study closely related species
5
Q
Nuclear DNA comes from…
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The mother and father
6
Q
Mitochondrial DNA comes only from the…
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Mother
7
Q
Mutations estimate…
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Evolutionary time
8
Q
We have two types
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Mitochondrial DNA
Ribosomal RNA
9
Q
Mitochondrial DNA
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Closely related species mutations occur fast
10
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Ribosomal RNA
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For distant related species mutations species mutations occur slowly
