What is the main idea behind the model of a molecular clock?
a. that neutral mutations accumulate at a steady rate
b. that certain traits are under the pressure of natural selection
c. that segments of DNA can be compared with segments of RNA
d. that phenotypes, not genotypes, are affected by natural selection
Ans: a. that neutral mutations accumulate at a steady rate
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