Three Perspectives on Neutrality and Drift in Molecular Evolution.

This article offers three contrasting cases of the use of neutrality and drift in molecular evolution. In the first, neutrality is assumed as a simplest case for modeling. In the second and third, concepts of drift and neutrality are developed within the context of population genetics testing and th...

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Publicado en:	Philosophy of Science Vol. 73; no. 5; pp. 666 - 678
Autor principal:	Dietrich, Michael R.
Formato:	Artículo
Publicado:	Cambridge University Press Dec2006
Materias:	Molecular evolution Population genetics Stochastic models Natural selection Kimura, Motoo, 1924-1994 Crow, James
Acceso en línea:	Ver este registro en EBSCOhost

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Sumario:	This article offers three contrasting cases of the use of neutrality and drift in molecular evolution. In the first, neutrality is assumed as a simplest case for modeling. In the second and third, concepts of drift and neutrality are developed within the context of population genetics testing and the development and application of the molecular clock.