The rate at which evolution is occurring cannot be estimated by:
A)studying comparative anatomy.
B)inferring that apes are related to humans.
C)measuring the degree of difference in genetic coding.
D)interpretation of the fossil record.

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Inferring that apes are related to humans is not a way to directly estimate the rate at which evolution is occurring, it is evidence of common ancestry between the two species. The other choices are all methods that can be used to estimate the rate of evolution.

The Rate at Which Evolution Is Occurring Cannot Be Estimated