Coalescent
Pronunciation: /ˈkoʊɫˈsɛnt/
Coalescent (adj)
- Describing a model where lineages move backward and gradually join into fewer ancestral lines.
- 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.