Coalescent

Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊɫˈsɛnt/

Coalescent (adj)

  1. Describing a model where lineages move backward and gradually join into fewer ancestral lines.
  2. Relating to the probability process that describes how ancestral relationships form in a population.

Coalescent (adjective)

Examples

  • The coalescent process models how genes merge over time.
  • Genes merge over time in a coalescent model.