Molecular drive

Molecular drive is a term coined by Gabriel Dover in 1982 to describe evolutionary processes that change the genetic composition of a population through DNA turnover mechanisms. Molecular drive operates independently of natural selection and genetic drift. Molecular drive can also act in bacteria, where parasexual processes such as natural transformation cause DNA turnover.

Molecular drive

Molecular drive is a term coined by Gabriel Dover in 1982 to describe evolutionary processes that change the genetic composition of a population through DNA turnover mechanisms. Molecular drive operates independently of natural selection and genetic drift. Molecular drive can also act in bacteria, where parasexual processes such as natural transformation cause DNA turnover.