The neutral theory of molecular evolution holds that most evolutionary changes at the molecular level, and most within- and between-species variation, are due to random genetic drift of selectively neutral mutant alleles, while remaining compatible with natural selection shaping phenotypic evolution.
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Proposed YearSourced to the subject's own account Proposed BySourced to the subject's own accountMotoo Kimura (independently, Jack Lester King and Thomas Hughes Jukes) 1 Cross-Tradition Connections
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1. Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution (Wikipedia)
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The neutral theory of molecular evolution holds that most evolutionary changes occur at the molecular level, and most of the variation within and between species are due to random genetic drift of mutant alleles that are selectively neutral.
1. Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution (Wikipedia)
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The theory was introduced by the Japanese biologist Motoo Kimura in 1968, and independently by two American biologists Jack Lester King and Thomas Hughes Jukes in 1969.
1. Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution (Wikipedia)
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The theory was introduced by the Japanese biologist Motoo Kimura in 1968, and independently by two American biologists Jack Lester King and Thomas Hughes Jukes in 1969.
1. Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution (Wikipedia)
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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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