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  • Title: Evolutionary constraints and the neutral theory.
    Author: Jukes TH, Kimura M.
    Journal: J Mol Evol; 1984; 21(1):90-2. PubMed ID: 6442364.
    Abstract:
    The neutral theory of molecular evolution postulates that nucleotide substitutions inherently take place in DNA as a result of point mutations followed by random genetic drift. In the absence of selective constraints, the substitution rate reaches the maximum value set by the mutation rate. The rate in globin pseudogenes is about 5 X 10(-9) substitutions per site per year in mammals. Rates slower than this indicate the presence of constraints imposed by negative (natural) selection, which rejects and discards deleterious mutations.
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