Students know how several independent molecular clocks, calibrated against each other and combined with evidence from the fossil record, can help to estimate how long ago various groups of organisms diverged evolutionarily from one another.
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SCI.BI.8.g
Depth 1Parent ID: 9D4C929EE370428C85F8ACEFD6B72DB4Standard set: Grades 9-12: Biology
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- SCI.BI.8.g
- List ID
- g
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- 516DD668EE7D4A308EDB9FFD879D34A0
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- Science (1998-2013)
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- 09, 10, 11, 12
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- 9D4C929EE370428C85F8ACEFD6B72DB4
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- Science Content Standards for California Public Schools, Kindergarten Through Grade Twelve
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