Key Researchers in Molecular Evolution
Some researchers who have made key contributions to the development of the field:
- Motoo Kimura — Neutral theory
- Masatoshi Nei — Adaptive evolution
- Walter M. Fitch — Phylogenetic reconstruction
- Walter Gilbert — RNA world
- Joe Felsenstein — Phylogenetic methods
- Susumu Ohno — Gene duplication
- John H. Gillespie — Mathematics of adaptation
- Dan Graur - Neutral models of molecular evolution
- Wen-Hsiung Li - Neutral models of molecular evolution
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