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recombination

DEFINITIONS OF: recombination

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

Type of:
combine, combining
an occurrence that results in things being united

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

Type of:
combine, combining
an occurrence that results in things being united
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