"molecular clock" meaning in All languages combined

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Noun [English]

Forms: molecular clocks [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} molecular clock (plural molecular clocks)
  1. (biology) A technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more life forms diverged.
    Sense id: en-molecular_clock-en-noun-lrvorSJh Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header, Pages with 1 entry, Pages with entries, Biology Topics: biology, natural-sciences

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