'''Neutral theory''' is type of unrestricted [[evolution]]. A coherent theory of neutral evolution was first formalized by Motoo Kimura in 1968. The idea that neutral [[mutation|mutations]] can help cause macro evolutionary changes over time. | '''Neutral theory''' is type of unrestricted [[evolution]]. A coherent theory of neutral evolution was first formalized by Motoo Kimura in 1968. The idea that neutral [[mutation|mutations]] can help cause macro evolutionary changes over time. |