title: [Could life evolve by random mutations?].
abstract: The problem of the rate and mechanisms of evolution was considered. It was shown that organisms could not be formed by random mutations during real times of about one million years. It was concluded that deterministic models are necessary for the description of evolution.
authors.forename: A V
authors.initials: AV
authors.lastname: Melkikh
mesh_terms: D019143:Evolution, Molecular; D008957:Models, Genetic; D009154:Mutation