The Concept of Uniformitarianism,articulated by James Hutton in the Late

The concept of uniformitarianism,articulated by James Hutton in the late 1700s,states that ________.

A) the genetic code is similar among all living and extinct species
B) mutations accumulate at a constant rate in most organisms
C) current geological processes on Earth operate in the same manner as those that operated in the past
D) the rate of extinction has been constant throughout the time life has existed on Earth