title: Sam Karlin and the stochastic theory of evolutionary population genetics.
abstract: Sam Karlin's role in the development of the stochastic theory of evolutionary population genetics is outlined, together with his work in developing BLAST theory.
authors.affiliation: Department of Biology, The University of Pennsylvania, Philadelphia, PA 19104-6018, USA. wewen@sas.upenn.edu
authors.forename: Warren J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Ewens
mesh_terms: D005075:Biological Evolution; D005828:Genetics, Population; D049673:History, 20th Century; D013269:Stochastic Processes