Category
page 1Neutral theory
Edward O. Wilson
American biologist, naturalist, and writer (1929–2021)
neutral theory of molecular evolution
thesis that most evolutionary changes occur at the molecular level, and that most of the variation within and between species are due to random genetic drift of mutant alleles that are selectively neutral
Motoo Kimura
Japanese scientist (1924–1994)
silent mutation
point mutation where a codon is substituted with another codon that encodes the same amino acid
Tomoko Ohta
Japanese biologist
neutral mutation
type of mutation
Synonymous substitution
form of Mutation
Masatoshi Nei
Japanese-born American geneticist and evolotionary biologist (1931 - 2023)
Unified neutral theory of biodiversity
theory of evolutionary biology

Stephen P. Hubbell
community ecologist, theoretical ecologist