Recombination

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The American Heritage® Dictionary of the English Language, 4th Edition
  • n. The natural formation in offspring of genetic combinations not present in parents, by the processes of crossing over or independent assortment.
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  • n. Combination a second or subsequent time.
  • n. The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents
  • n. The reverse of dissociation
    • the GNU version of the Collaborative International Dictionary of English
  • n. Combination a second or additional time.
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  • n. (physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
  • n. (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
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    combining    combine   
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