identical by state

adjective

Being two identical alleles or two identical segments or sequences of DNA; being segments which are not identical by descent and therefore do not share a recent common ancestor.

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Meanings

adjectiveidentical by state (not comparable)
  1. not comparablebiologyBeing two identical alleles or two identical segments or sequences of DNA; being segments which are not identical by descent and therefore do not share a recent common ancestor.
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