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Population Genetics, Molecular Evolution, and the Neutral Theory - Selected Papers (Paperback, New)
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Population Genetics, Molecular Evolution, and the Neutral Theory - Selected Papers (Paperback, New)
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One of this century's leading evolutionary biologists, Motoo Kimura
revolutionized the field with his random drift theory of molecular
evolution--the neutral theory--and his groundbreaking theoretical
work in population genetics. This volume collects 57 of Kimura's
most important papers and covers forty years of his diverse and
original contributions to our understanding of how genetic
variation affects evolutionary change.
Kimura's neutral theory, first presented in 1968, challenged the
notion that natural selection was the sole directive force in
evolution. Arguing that mutations and random drift account for
variations at the level of DNA and amino acids, Kimura advanced a
theory of evolutionary change that was strongly challenged at first
and that eventually earned the respect and interest of evolutionary
biologists throughout the world. This volume includes the seminal
papers on the neutral theory, as well as many others that cover
such topics as population structure, variable selection intensity,
the genetics of quantitative characters, inbreeding systems, and
reversibility of changes by random drift.
Background essays by Naoyuki Takahata examine Kimura's work in
relation to its effects and recent developments in each area.
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