coincidental evolution

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coincidental evolution [‚kō‚in·sə¦dent·əl ‚ev·ə′lü·shən]

(evolution)

The maintenance of sequence homology among nonallelic members of a multigene family within a species. Also known as concerted evolution; horizontal evolution.

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