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Molecular divergence

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Verified for the 2027 examโ€ขWritten by the Fiveable Content Team โ€ข Last updated August 2025

Definition

The degree of genetic difference between species; greater divergence indicates more evolutionary time has passed since species shared a common ancestor.

AP course connection

Topic 7.7: 7.7 Common Ancestry

Unit 7

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