John H. Gillespie
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John H. Gillespie is an evolutionary biologist interested in molecular evolution and natural selection. In molecular evolution, he emphasized the importance of advantageous mutations and balancing selection. For that reason, Gillespie is well known for his selectionist stance in the neutralist-selectionist debate. He is considered the main proponent of natural selection in molecular evolution, in part because of his contribution to this science but also because of his feud with the father of the neutral theory of molecular evolution, Motoo Kimura, caused by a review in Science of Kimura's book in which Gillespie called Kimura a glory hog. He is currently professor at the University of California, Davis.
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- Blum, D. (1992). "Scientists in Open War over "Neutral Theory" of Genetics". Sacramento Bee, March 16, p.A1.[1]
- Gillespie, J.H. (2004). Population Genetics : A Concise Guide. The Johns Hopkins University Press. ISBN 0-8018-8009-2.
- Gillespie, J.H. (1994). The Causes of Molecular Evolution. Oxford University Press. ISBN 0-19-509271-6.
