A scientist discovers a new organism that is related to clownfish. What can the scientist discover by using molecular clocks? the date that the organism first appeared in the fossil record the age of the organism the amount of time that the two species have been evolving apart the number of years that fish have existed

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Jamarcus Mccarty

6 July, 05:10

A scientist discovers a new organism that is related to clownfish. What can the scientist discover by using molecular clocks? the date that the organism first appeared in the fossil record the age of the organism the amount of time that the two species have been evolving apart the number of years that fish have existed

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Autumn Branch · Answer 1

The molecular clock is a scientific technique which presents a means of estimating evolutionary rates and timescales using genetic data. It uses mutation rate of biomolecules when two or more life forms diverged to estimate the time. Answer is B.