The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution (original) (raw)

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Scientific American

November 1, 1979

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It holds that at the molecular level most evolutionary change and most of the variability within a species are caused not by selection but by random drift of mutant genes that are selectively equivalent

By Motoo Kimura

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