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Molecular Clock
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The molecular clock is a technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules such as DNA, RNA or proteins to estimate the time in prehistory when two or more lineages diverged.
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Proposed YearSourced to the subject's own account Proposed BySourced to the subject's own accountEmile Zuckerkandl and Linus Pauling 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Molecular Clock (Wikipedia)
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The molecular clock is a figurative term for a technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more life forms diverged. The biomolecular data used for such calculations are usually nucleotide sequences for DNA, RNA, or amino acid sequences for proteins.
1. Molecular Clock (Wikipedia)
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The notion of the existence of a so-called molecular clock was first attributed to Emile Zuckerkandl and Linus Pauling who, in 1962, noticed that the number of amino acid differences in hemoglobin between different lineages changes roughly linearly with time, as estimated from fossil evidence.
1. Molecular Clock (Wikipedia)
WikipediaLead section (proposed-by)Quote, Lead section (proposed-by)
The notion of the existence of a so-called molecular clock was first attributed to Emile Zuckerkandl and Linus Pauling who, in 1962, noticed that the number of amino acid differences in hemoglobin between different lineages changes roughly linearly with time, as estimated from fossil evidence.
1. Molecular Clock (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed By: Emile Zuckerkandl, Early discovery and genetic equidistance section (edge: proposed-by, Zuckerkandl)Quote, Proposed By: Emile Zuckerkandl, Early discovery and genetic equidistance section (edge: proposed-by, Zuckerkandl)
The notion of the existence of a so-called molecular clock was first attributed to Emile Zuckerkandl and Linus Pauling who, in 1962, noticed that the number of amino acid differences in hemoglobin between different lineages changes roughly linearly with time.
1. Molecular Clock (Wikipedia)
WikipediaProposed By: Linus Pauling, Early discovery and genetic equidistance section (edge: proposed-by, Pauling)Quote, Proposed By: Linus Pauling, Early discovery and genetic equidistance section (edge: proposed-by, Pauling)
The notion of the existence of a so-called molecular clock was first attributed to Emile Zuckerkandl and Linus Pauling who, in 1962, noticed that the number of amino acid differences in hemoglobin between different lineages changes roughly linearly with time.
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