The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution Export

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TY - BOOK ID - citeulike:4441469 L3 - citeulike-article-id:4441469 N2 - Motoo Kimura, as founder of the neutral theory, is uniquely placed to writethis book. He first proposed the theory in 1968 to explain the unexpectedlyhigh rate of evolutionary change and very large amount of intraspecificvariability at the molecular level that had been uncovered by new techniquesin molecular biology. The theory - which asserts that the great majority ofevolutionary changes at the molecular level are caused not by Darwinianselection but by random drift of selectively neutral mutants - has causedcontroversy ever since. This book is the first comprehensive treatment of thissubject and the author synthesises a wealth of material - ranging from ahistorical perspective, through recent molecular discoveries, to sophisticatedmathematical arguments - all presented in a most lucid manner. SN - 0521317932 TI - The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution PB - Cambridge University Press T2 - The neutral theory of molecular evolution KW - evolution KW - nat-selection-tests KW - reviews AU - Kimura, Motoo PY - 1983/02/22/ UR - http://www.amazon.ca/exec/obidos/redirect?tag=citeulike09-20&path=ASIN/0521317932 ER -