milkshakegrande101
milkshakegrande101
29.11.2019 • 
Biology

What makes ribosomal rna useful as a molecular clock?

-a large portion of the dna ring is not vital to structure or function, allowing it to accumulate neutral mutations.

-its rate of mutation increases over time as organisms continue to evolve and differentiate from each other.

-a slow mutation rate makes it useful for determining evolutionary relationships between ancient species.

-it is only found in select organisms, making it easier to compare relationships between species that have it.

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