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Non-Darwinian Evolution: Most evolutionary change in proteins may be due to neutral mutations and genetic drift.

Jack Lester King and Thomas H. JukesAuthors Info & Affiliations
Science
16 May 1969
Vol 164, Issue 3881
pp. 788-798
DOI: 10.1126/science.164.3881.788
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