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molecular clock

molecular clock noun: a technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more life forms diverged.

Noun

molecular clock (plural molecular clocks)

  1. A technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more life forms diverged.

molecular clock meaning in Tamil

molecular clock in Tamil

மூலக்கூற்றுக் கடிகை

Forms of molecular clock

pluralmolecular clocks

Questions about molecular clock

What does molecular clock mean?
Molecular clock means a technique that uses the mutation rate of biomolecules to deduce the time in prehistory when two or more life forms diverged.
What is molecular clock in Tamil?
Molecular clock in Tamil is மூலக்கூற்றுக் கடிகை. See Molecular clock meaning in Tamil.
What part of speech is molecular clock?
Molecular clock is a noun.
What is the plural of molecular clock?
The plural of molecular clock is molecular clocks.

Words near molecular clock in the dictionary

  1. molecular assemblers
  2. molecular beam epitaxy
  3. molecular biologist
  4. molecular biologists
  5. molecular biology
  6. molecular clock
  7. molecular clocks
  8. molecular cloud
  9. molecular clouds
  10. molecular compound
  11. molecular compounds

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