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The 12 pages that link to Neutral theory of molecular evolution, each with the reason it gives.

• Charles DarwinCompared with: It distinguishes neutral genetic change from the adaptive selection emphasized by Darwin.

• Natural selectionCompared with: It explains many molecular changes through drift rather than adaptive selection.

• Genetic driftRelated: It makes drift central to explaining the fate of neutral genetic variants.

• Genetic diversityCompared with: It challenges explanations that attribute most genetic differences to adaptation.

• Modern synthesisCompared with: It challenged the assumption that most molecular change reflects natural selection.

• Ronald FisherCompared with: Its emphasis on neutral change contrasts with Fisher's focus on selection's power to shape adaptation.

• DarwinismCompared with: It shows that not every evolutionary change requires natural selection.

• Molecular evolutionCompared with: It explains many molecular changes without requiring adaptive explanations.

• Clonal evolutionCompared with: It contrasts adaptive explanations with changes that spread without conferring a fitness advantage.

• AdaptationismCompared with: It challenges the assumption that most evolutionary change reflects adaptation by selection.

• History of evolutionary thoughtCompared with: It shifted evolutionary debate toward the relative roles of selection and chance.

• Alternatives to Darwinian evolutionCompared with: It limits selection’s explanatory reach, especially for changes at the molecular level.