Genetic Diversity in Nature: Patterns and Theory

Eviatar Nevo

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Genetic Diversity in Nature: Patterns and Theory

Eviatar Nevo

Department of Evolutionary and Environmental Biology

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Abstract

Genetic diversity is the basis of evolutionary change. Ironically, however, the recently discovered abundant genetic diversity in natural populations through allozymic variation did not highlight its nature and significance as expected (Lewontin, 1974, 1986). The main unresolved problem haunting evolutionary genetics is: How much of this genetic diversity is adaptive, processed by natural selection, and contributes to fitness? In other words, what is the relative importance of selective and nonselective factors in the evolution of genetic polymorphisms in nature?

Original language	English
Title of host publication	Evolutionary Biology
Editors	Max K. Hecht, Bruce Wallace
Place of Publication	Boston, MA
Publisher	Springer US
Pages	217-246
Number of pages	30
Volume	23
ISBN (Electronic)	978-1-4613-1043-3
ISBN (Print)	978-1-4612-8306-5
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4613-1043-3_6
State	Published - 1988

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