Darwin would have loved DNA: Celebrating Darwin 200

Lindell Bromham

doi:10.1098/rsbl.2009.0298

Darwin would have loved DNA: Celebrating Darwin 200

Lindell Bromham^*

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Analysis of DNA sequences now plays a key role in evolutionary biology research. If Darwin were to come back today, I think he would be absolutely delighted with molecular evolutionary genetics, for three reasons. First, it solved one of the greatest problems for his theory of evolution by natural selection. Second, it gives us a tool that can be used to investigate many of the questions he found the most fascinating. And third, DNA data confirm Darwin's grand view of evolution.

Original language	English
Pages (from-to)	503-505
Number of pages	3
Journal	Biology Letters
Volume	5
Issue number	4
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1098/rsbl.2009.0298
Publication status	Published - 23 Aug 2009

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