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The neutralist-selectionist controversy persists with respect to the population genetical mechanism of molecular evolution. In this paper, we first show how we can explain, from a selectionist perspective, the fact that molecular evolution rates are smaller than total mutation rates. Next, using a statistical analysis of electrophoretic data on local differentiation, we show that, in most cases, stochastic selection is more responsible for local differentiation than is random drift.
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Ishii, K., Inutsuka, H., Matsuda, H., Ogita, N. (1987). Population Genetical Mechanism of Molecular Evolution. In: Teramoto, E., Yumaguti, M. (eds) Mathematical Topics in Population Biology, Morphogenesis and Neurosciences. Lecture Notes in Biomathematics, vol 71. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-93360-8_16
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