The reliability of molecular clocks depends on the constancy of evolutionary change in the DNA segment analyzed.

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Molecular clocks rely on the assumption that mutations accumulate at a constant rate in certain DNA segments, allowing for the estimation of the timing of evolutionary events. If the rate of evolutionary change varies significantly, it would affect the reliability of molecular clocks.

The Reliability of Molecular Clocks Depends on the Constancy of Evolutionary