Motoo Kimura (木村 資生, Kimura Motō) (November 13, 1924 – November 13, 1994) was a Japanese biologist best known for introducing the neutral theory of molecular evolution in 1968. [1] [2] He became one of the most influential theoretical population geneticists.

In 1968, these empirical data and new theoretical developments led Motoo Kimura to propose a new hypothesis, now known as the neutral theory of molecular evolution (Kimura, 1968). Kimura ...

The Neutral Theory of Molecular Evolution is an influential monograph written in 1983 by Japanese evolutionary biologist Motoo Kimura.

Jan 1, 2007 · Motoo Kimura developed theory of population genetics, especially the stochastic processes and was devoted to the neutral theory. From a study of molecular evolution he concluded that most such evolution is driven by mutation and …

Jun 8, 2018 · Kimura, Motoo (1924–1994) A Japanese population geneticist who made important contributions to evolutionary theory by his mathematical modelling of evolutionary change and his proposal of the neutrality theory of evolution.

One of this century’s leading evolutionary biologists, Motoo Kimura revolutionized the field with his random drift theory of molecular evolution—the neutral theory—and his groundbreaking theoretical work in population genetics.

businessman who loved flowers and grew ornamental plants in his home. From his early childhood, Motoo was fascinated by plants. He loved their beauty and was impressed by the complexity of their developmental patterns. Recognizing this interest, his father gave him a …

This book is the first English translation of Motoo Kimura’s best-selling classic on evolutionary biology, which laid the foundations of studies in molecular evolution. It guides readers through theories of evolution, from Lamarck and Darwin to Kimura’s neutral theory of evolution.

Nov 1, 1997 · Motoo Kimura's research contributions can be divided into two parts. The first is a series of papers on theoretical population genetics, the quality and quantity of which place him as the successor to the great trinity, R.A. Fisher, J.B.S. Haldane and Sewall Wright.

Motoo Kimura: •Born November 13, 1924 •Optimistic, outspoken, eccentric •Interested in botany and mathematics from a young age •Entered botany program after high school to avoid military duty during WWII •Brought population genetics to Japan •Diagnosed with ALS in 1993 •Died from a fall on November 13, 1994