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Definition of Recombination

1. Noun. (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.

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

Definition of Recombination

1. n. Combination a second or additional time.

Definition of Recombination

1. Noun. Combination a second or subsequent time. ¹

2. Noun. (genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents ¹

3. Noun. (chemistry) The reverse of dissociation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Recombination

1. combination [n -S] - See also: combination

Medical Definition of Recombination

1. The creation, by a process of intermolecular exchange, of chromosomes combining genetic information from different sources, typically two genomes of a given species. Site specific, homologous, transpositional and nonhomologous illegitimate) types of recombination are known. 1st ed This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Recombination

recombinant DNA molecules recombinant DNA technologies recombinant DNA technology recombinant clone recombinant clones recombinant deoxyribonucleic acid recombinant fusion proteins recombinant human insulin recombinant proteins recombinant strain

recombinant vector recombinantly recombinants recombinase recombinases recombination (current term) recombination coefficient recombination energy recombination fraction recombination frequency

recombination nodule recombination radiation recombinational recombinationally recombinations recombinatorial repair recombine recombined recombineering recombines

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