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Along with [[natural selection|selection]], [[mutation]]s, and gene flow, genetic drift is one of the major mechanisms that can cause populations to change over time.  

Along with [[natural selection|selection]], [[mutation]]s, and gene flow, genetic drift is one of the major mechanisms that can cause populations to change over time.  

Although [[Atheism|atheistic]]/[[Philosophical naturalism|naturalistic]] evolutionists or evolutionists who subscribe to [[methodological naturalism]] insists that genetic drift combined with other natural process can cause [[macroevolution]], this is not plausible.<ref>[http://creation.com/refuting-evolution-chapter-2-variation-and-natural-selection-versus-evolution Refuting Evolution - Chapter 2 - Variation and natural selection versus evolution] by Jonathan Sarfati, Ph.D., F.M.</ref>

Although [[Atheism|atheistic]]/[[Philosophical naturalism|naturalistic]] evolutionists or evolutionists who subscribe to [[methodological naturalism]] insists that genetic drift combined with other natural process can cause [[macroevolution]], this is not plausible.<ref>[http://creation.com/refuting-evolution-chapter-2-variation-and-natural-selection-versus-evolution Refuting Evolution - Chapter 2 - Variation and natural selection versus evolution] by Jonathan Sarfati, Ph.D., F.M.</ref><ref>[http://creation.com/qa#Biology Biology: Creation vs. evolution]</ref>

In the neutral theory of molecular evolution, genetic drift is seen as the most important element causing evolutionary change at the [[DNA]] sequence level: Since most changes at the molecular level are neither good (beneficial) nor bad (deleterious), but neutral, these changes must "drift" to fixation.

In the neutral theory of molecular evolution, genetic drift is seen as the most important element causing evolutionary change at the [[DNA]] sequence level: Since most changes at the molecular level are neither good (beneficial) nor bad (deleterious), but neutral, these changes must "drift" to fixation.