SWhat changed
Molecular evolution acquired a quantitative neutral alternative to pervasive adaptive explanation.
Scientific scope
The 1968 short paper; not the whole later neutral theory, near-neutral refinements or all phenotypic evolution.
Evidence
The linked sources identify this contribution and its scope. WRS has not independently reconstructed the scientific claims. This is the 1968 short paper and not the entire later neutral theory, its refinements or every claim about phenotypic evolution.
Contributors
- Motoo Kimura · SCIENCE: Named source author of the scoped work; individual effort shares are not measured.
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