Recombination
Definition & Meaning
Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Recombination is a noun meaning Combination a second or subsequent time.
Meaning
Combination a second or subsequent time.
More Meanings
- (genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents.
- (chemistry) The reverse of dissociation.
- (astrophysics) The process by which the plasma of electrons and protons produced after the Big Bang condensed into hydrogen, or the epoch in which this process occurred.
Word Forms
- recombinations
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include restructuring, reorganization, combination, reshuffling, hybridization, crossover.
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