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Details the author's controversial theory that the great majority of evolutionary changes at the molecular level are caused not by Darwinian selection but by random drift of selectively neutral mutants.
Contents
Preface; Introduction; 1. From Lamarck to population genetics; 2. Overdevelopment of the synthetic theory and the proposal of the neutral theory; 3. The neutral mutation-random drift hypothesis as an evolutionary paradigm; 4. Molecular evolutionary rates contrasted with phenotypic evolutionary rates; 5. Some features of molecular evolution; 6. Definition, types and action of natural selection; 7. Molecular structure, selective constraint and the rate of evolution; 8. Population genetics at the molecular level; 9. Maintenance of genetic variability at the molecular level; 10. Summary and conclusion; References; Indexes.
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By: M Kimura
367 pages, 58 line figures
' ... a book which will rank with The Genetical Theory of Natural Selection and The Causes of Evolution as a milestone in evolutionary biology.' Nature 'I have enjoyed the book immensely. It is argumentatively written, but always with fair presentation of the other side.' Bid Essays '... a work of great significance, which should be read by everyone with a serious interest in evolution.' New Scientist '... this book is a major contribution to the field.' The Times Higher Education Supplement
