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A Study of Certain Nuclear Genes in Humans and Chimpanzees

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A study of certain nuclear genes in humans and chimpanzees shows that the two species differ in 5 percent of their DNA bases.Base substitution mutations occur at a rate of 1 percent per one million years.How many million years ago did these species diverge?


A) 0.5
B) 1
C) 3
D) 5

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