Motoo Kimura (November 13, 1924 to November 13, 1994) was a Japanese biologist best known for introducing the neutral theory of molecular evolution in 1968. He became one of the most influential theoretical population geneticists.
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Motoo Kimura (November 13, 1924 - November 13, 1994) was a Japanese biologist best known for introducing the neutral theory of molecular evolution in 1968. He became one of the most influential theoretical population geneticists.
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November 13, 1924 - November 13, 1994
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November 13, 1924 - November 13, 1994
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November 13, 1924 - November 13, 1994
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November 13, 1924 - November 13, 1994
Works In: Genetics, Infobox, fields
Infobox fields: Evolutionary biology; Population genetics
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Infobox fields: Evolutionary biology; Population genetics
Member Of: Royal Society, Article text
In 1992, Kimura received the Darwin Medal from the Royal Society, and the following year he was made a Foreign Member of the Royal Society. Kimura suffered from progressive weak
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A coherent theory of neutral evolution was first proposed by Motoo Kimura in 1968 and by King and Jukes independently in 1969.
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