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The evolution of the genome and its coding and non-coding components is reviewed, and their possible relationship to phenotypic changes in the phylogenetic process is discussed. Emphasis is given to the origin of a new scientific paradigm, shifting the importance from the Darwinistic view (random mutations, selection, adaptation) to a physical view (thermodynamics, determinism).
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Nagl, W. (1986). Molecular Phylogeny. In: Raup, D.M., Jablonski, D. (eds) Patterns and Processes in the History of Life. Dahlem Workshop Reports, vol 36. Springer, Berlin, Heidelberg. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-642-70831-2_12
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