drift-barrier hypothesis

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:appliesTo all organisms
gptkbp:describes limits to natural selection imposed by genetic drift
gptkbp:field evolutionary biology
gptkbp:focusesOn mutation rate evolution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label drift-barrier hypothesis
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Michael_Lynch
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:PNAS
gptkbp:relatedTo population genetics
mutation-selection balance
gptkbp:state natural selection can only reduce mutation rates to the point where further reduction is prevented by genetic drift
gptkbp:yearProposed 2010
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:neutral_theory_of_molecular_evolution
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7