recombination

[ ree-kom-buh-ney-shuh n ]
/ ˌri kɒm bəˈneɪ ʃən /

Genetics.

the formation of new combinations of genes, either naturally, by crossing over or independent assortment, or in the laboratory by direct manipulation of genetic material.

Origin of recombination

1820–30, for general sense; 1900–05 for current sense; re- + combination

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British Dictionary definitions for recombination

recombination
/ (ˌriːkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən) /

noun

genetics any of several processes by which genetic material of different origins becomes combined. It most commonly occurs between two sets of parental chromosomes during production of germ cells
physics the union of free electrons and holes in a semiconductor or of free ions and electrons in a plasma

Medical definitions for recombination

recombination
[ rē′kŏm-bə-nāshən ]

n.

The natural formation in offspring of genetic combinations not present in parents by the processes of crossing over or independent assortment.