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The neutral theory of molecular evolution in the genomic era.
Annual review of genomics and human genetics - 1 Jan 2010
Nei Masatoshi, Suzuki Yoshiyuki, Nozawa Masafumi
Abstract excerpt
The neutral theory of molecular evolution has been widely accepted and is the guiding principle for studying evolutionary genomics and the molecular basis of phenotypic evolution. Recent data on genomic evolution are generally consistent with the neutral theory. However, many recently published papers claim the detection of positive Darwinian selection via the use of new statistical methods. Examination of these...
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