neutral mutations are the types of mutations that are least likely to be subjected to natural selection.
neutral mutations are the types of mutations that are least likely to be subjected to natural selection.
which types of mutations are least likely to be subjected to natural selection?
neutral mutations
the idea of evolution at the molecular level being driven by the random processes of mutation and genetic drift, largely independent from natural selection, was controversial at the time; the provocative title further emphasized the break with mainstream evolutionary thought, which was dominated by the synthetic theory of evolution, often referred to as "neo-darwinism". although they argued for essentially the same conclusion as motoo kimura's earlier paper, king and jukes criticized one of kimura's central arguments, an estimate of the rate of amino acid change in proteins that according to kimura would indicate an impossibly high genetic load if the changes were caused by natural selection. the paper was initially rejected by its reviewers (one thought it was trivial and the other thought it was totally wrong ), but was published after an appeal. this time, the reviewer was james f. crow, motoo kimura's collaborator. despite the intentionally inflammatory title and "antiauthoritarian tone"—which according to historian michael r. dietrich "undoubtedly struck a nerve", especially since king and jukes worked at uc berkeley during that period of political unrest—the paper acknowledges the significance of natural selection; it merely argues against panselectionism (as advocated at the molecular level by g. g. simpson and emil l. smith in particular). from 1969 until the early 1970s, the concept of neutral mutations driven to fixation by genetic drift was known as "non-darwinian evolution"; it was subsequently termed the "neutral theory of molecular evolution".
non-darwinian evolution (paper)
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natural selection (disambiguation)