Question

a scientist is trying to determine the relationship between clams snails and squid when she generates a molecular clock she is surprised to see that clams and squid are more closely related then clams and snails which did the molecular clock data show

Answer 1

clam and squids have been evolving separately for a shorter time than clams and snails

Answer 2

When the scientist tried to determine the relationship in question, the molecular clock data showed that:

• Clams and squid have been evolving separately for a shorter time than clams and snails.

As a result of clams and squids evolving separately over a relatively shorter period of time than clams and snails, they still shared quite a number of similarities that make them relatively closely related.

This is in opposition to clams and snails which have evolved separately for longer and so are more distinct.

In conclusion, clams and squids evolved separately for a shorter period and so are more similar.

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