BIOCHEMISTRY AND MOLECULAR BIOLOGY

The process of change in the sequence composition of cellular molecules such as DNA, RNA, and proteins over generations is known as molecular evolution. To explain patterns in these changes, molecular evolution employs principles from evolutionary biology and population genetics. The rates and effects of single nucleotide changes, neutral evolution against natural selection, the origins of new genes, the genetic nature of complex traits, the genetic basis of speciation, the evolution of development, and also how evolutionary forces influence genomic and phenotypic changes are all major topics in molecular evolution.

• Mutation
• Recombination
• Gene Conversion
• Genetic Drift
• Selection
• Intra genomic Conflict