The document examines the hypothesis that the high evolutionary rate of CENP-A is due to coevolution with CENP-N. It finds that CENP-A evolves at a higher rate than CENP-N based on nucleotide divergence comparisons across species. Branch-site tests also show CENP-A has a higher proportion of neutrally evolving sites compared to CENP-N. Overall, the results do not support coevolution between CENP-A and CENP-N as the driver of CENP-A's high evolutionary rate. The higher rate is likely due to a greater influence of neutral processes on CENP-A evolution rather than positive selection pressures from coe