neutral theory of molecular evolution
The neutral theory of molecular evolution suggests that most genetic changes at the molecular level are driven by random genetic drift rather than by natural selection. In other words, it proposes that the majority of genetic variations in a population are functionally neutral and have no significant impact on the fitness or survival of an organism.
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