Structural reduction through the “probable mutation effect”. A critique with questions regarding human evolution
Bibliographic Data
| ID | 8316447 |
|---|---|
| Authors | Ralph L Holloway (Columbia University, corresponding author) |
| Year | 1966 |
| Volume | 25 |
| Issue | 1 |
| Pages | 7-11 |
| Publication date | 1966-07-01 |
| Peer Reviewed | Yes |
| Open Access | Yes |
| Type | ARTICLE |
| Venue | American Journal of Physical Anthropology (JOURNAL) |
| Journal identifiers | ISSN: 0002-9483 • E-ISSN: 1096-8644 |
| Publisher | Wiley (PUBLISHER • GB) |
| DOI | 10.1002/ajpa.1330250103 |
| PMID | 5338317 |
| OpenAlex | W2034132543 |
| Language | EN |
| Citations received | 13 |
| References cited | 11 |
Brace's adaptation of Sewall Wright's concept of “mutation pressure” is critically examined. It is concluded that while Brace's adaptation of this principle is probably valid and useful in explaining certain aspects of structural reduction in human evolution, three criticisms can be made: (1) in its present form, the hypothesis does not provide any explanation of foci for positive selection pressures; (2) the hypothesis is overextened to include all cases of reduction, offering no guidelines to select among alternative hypotheses: (3) the hypothesis has more credibility if Wright's original observations regarding pleiotrophy are included
Adaptation (eye) · Biology · Brace · Credibility · Epistemology · Mutation · Reduction (mathematics) · Selection (genetic algorithm) · Thermodynamics · Wright · Artificial Intelligence · Computer Science · Evolution and Genetic Dynamics · Evolution and Science Education · Evolutionary Game Theory and Cooperation · Genetics · Mathematics · Philosophy · Psychology
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| Unique citing works | 13 |
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| Citations per year | 0,22 |
| Citation span | 1966 - 1988 (23) |
| Citation velocity | historical |
| Highly cited | No |
| Citation types | Neutral: 13 |