recombination
combination a second or subsequent time.
Other meanings
The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents.
The reverse of dissociation.
Related words
- antirecombination
- hyperrecombination
- microrecombination
- photorecombination
- pseudorecombination
- recombinational
- recon
- homologous recombination
- radiative recombination
- recombination energy
- RecBCD
- Recombination
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