neutral theory of molecular evolution

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Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf scientific theory
gptkbp:author gptkb:Motoo_Kimura
gptkbp:book gptkb:The_Neutral_Theory_of_Molecular_Evolution
gptkbp:contrastsWith gptkb:natural_selection
gptkbp:debatedBy gptkb:Richard_Lewontin
gptkb:Tomoko_Ohta
gptkb:John_H._Gillespie
gptkbp:field evolutionary biology
gptkbp:hasConcept gptkb:drift-barrier_hypothesis
allele frequency
genetic variation
molecular clock
mutation rate
effective population size
most evolutionary changes at the molecular level are caused by random genetic drift of mutant alleles that are selectively neutral
fixation rate
non-synonymous substitution
random fixation
selectively neutral mutations
synonymous substitution
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label neutral theory of molecular evolution
gptkbp:influenced population genetics
molecular evolution
gptkbp:proposedBy gptkb:Motoo_Kimura
gptkbp:publicationYear 1983
gptkbp:publishedIn gptkb:Nature
gptkbp:relatedTo gptkb:nearly_neutral_theory
mutant
genetic drift
gptkbp:yearProposed 1968
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:modern_synthesis_(evolution)
gptkb:neo-Darwinism
gptkb:Haldane's_dilemma
gptkb:Lewontin's_paradox
gptkbp:bfsLayer 6