Multiple Choice
How does a molecular clock measure time?
A) by observing that some genes and other regions of genomes appear to evolve at different rates
B) by detecting gene irregularities that result from natural selection
C) by counting the number of nucleotide substitutions over a fixed period of time
D) by using few gene mutations to calibrate the clock
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