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RECOMBINATION

\ɹˌiːkˌɒmbɪnˈe͡ɪʃən], \ɹˌiːkˌɒmbɪnˈe‍ɪʃən], \ɹ_ˌiː_k_ˌɒ_m_b_ɪ_n_ˈeɪ_ʃ_ə_n]\

Definitions of RECOMBINATION

2006 - WordNet 3.0
2011 - English Dictionary Database
2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
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2010 - Medical Dictionary Database

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(genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents

2006 - WordNet 3.0
By Princeton University

(genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents

2011 - English Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

Combination a second or additional time.

2010 - New Age Dictionary Database
By Oddity Software

Combination a second or additional time.

1913 - Webster's Revised Unabridged Dictionary
By Noah Webster.

Production of new arrangements of genes by various mechanisms such as assortment and segregation, crossing over, gene conversion, transformation, conjugation, transduction, F-duction, or mixed infection of viruses.

2010 - Medical Dictionary Database
By DataStellar Co., Ltd

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