title: [Molecular bases of evolution].
abstract: The general notions of the theory of evolution are listed. The unity of the "engineering principles" of the living nature is emphasized. The generalists and specialists species are discussed. The estimation of their evolution rates must be different if it is expressed by the number of species or by the morphological changes. The principles of "protein engineering" of the organisms and the role of metals in protein evolution are discussed. It is suggested that in the presence of ions of transition metals and zinc the Fox's proteinoids can possess more specific forms of enzymatic activity. In the evolution of language the horizontal transfer plays a much more important role than in the biological evolution. However in this case also the initial basis of the language remains. The random drift is considered and it is shown that in concordance with the neutralist theory there are no grounds to replace the calculation of the rates of mutational changes per time unity by the calculation per generation. The molecular drive is the main source of the evolutionary novelties. The drive is connected with drift. The synonymic mutations and the mutations in non-functional DNA are evolutionary important. The future mathematical theory of evolution must be based on the theory of Markov's chains with the stochastic matrix changing along the chain and containing the set of the non-diagonal members equal to zero. The results obtained in the theory of ontogeny are presented. The evolution of species is the evolution of ontogenies, the formation of the molecular theory of evolution can be possible only on the basis of the molecular theory of ontogeny. The internal causes of extinction of species reduce the accumulation of neutral and pseudo-neutral mutations.
authors.forename: M V
authors.initials: MV
authors.lastname: Vol'kenshteĭn
mesh_terms: D000818:Animals; D005075:Biological Evolution; D006801:Humans; D009154:Mutation; D013045:Species Specificity
vernacular_title: Molekuliarnye osnovy évoluiutsii.