If many human genes differ in about 10% of their bases from another species' same genes and substitutions occur at an estimated rate of 2% per one million years,approximately how many years have passed since the two species diverged?
A) 5 million
B) 3 million
C) 10 million
D) 20 million
E) 200 million

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Combining fossil data with molecular data allows us to time the divergence of different groups of organisms.

If Many Human Genes Differ in About 10% of Their