molecular clock
molecular clock · molecular clocks
A technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in…A technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more life forms diverged.
Meaning
1 sensesA technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more life forms diverged.
Forms
plural: molecular clocks| Singular | molecular clock |
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