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LIMITATIONS
Slow Molecular Evolution
Rates of molecular evolution (expressed as % sequence change per million years) vary up to 100-fold among animal lineages. It will be more difficult to diagnose young species in groups with slow rates of evolution than those with rapid rates of molecular evolution.

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