Everything about Rate of evolution
Aspect of evolutionary biology
The rate of evolution is quantified as the speed of genetic or morphological change in a lineage over a period of time. The speed at which a molecular entity evolves is of considerable interest in evolutionary biology since determining the evolutionary rate is the first step in characterizing its evolution. Calculating rates of evolutionary change is also useful when studying phenotypic changes in phylogenetic comparative biology. In either case, it can be beneficial to consider and compare both genomic data and paleontological data, especially in regards to estimating the timing of divergence events and establishing geological time scales. Wikipedia →
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- Read the overview: Rate of evolutionA 5-minute orientation
- Skim a recent paper: Regulating electronic states of nitride/hydroxide to accelerate kinetics for oxygen evolution at large current densityInfluential work since 2022
- Pick up a classic book: Some additional correlates of complexityThe most-reprinted book on the subject
- Read the landmark paper: Deliberate Learning and the Evolution of Dynamic CapabilitiesCited 4,946 times
- Go sideways: Neutral theory of molecular evolutionA closely related topic
- Go sideways: Neutral mutationA closely related topic
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🏆 Landmark papers (most cited)
Deliberate Learning and the Evolution of Dynamic Capabilities
Evolution of the mutation rate
Estimating the rate of evolution of the rate of molecular evolution
Drift-barrier hypothesis and mutation-rate evolution
Protein dispensability and rate of evolution
The genomic rate of adaptive evolution
Population size and rate of evolution
On the rate of molecular evolution
🆕 Influential since 2022
Regulating electronic states of nitride/hydroxide to accelerate kinetics for oxygen evolution at large current density
Protruding Pt single-sites on hexagonal ZnIn2S4 to accelerate photocatalytic hydrogen evolution
Electrode reconstruction strategy for oxygen evolution reaction: maintaining Fe-CoOOH phase with intermediate-spin state during electrolysis
Evolution of the germline mutation rate across vertebrates
Low mutation rate in epaulette sharks is consistent with a slow rate of evolution in sharks
📚 Books worth reading
Some additional correlates of complexityJohn Roshak · 1973
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🔗 Related topics
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- Genetic distance Genetic distance is a measure of the genetic divergence between species or between populations within a species, whether the distance measures time from…