Look up: recombination

1. Recombination
   Process by which genetic elements in two separate genomes are brought together in one unit.
   The occurrence of progeny with combinations of genes other than those that occurred in the parents, owing to independent assortment or crossing over (after King & Stansfield, 1990).
   Also, a new strain of a virus that occurs as a result of the breakage and renewal of co-valent links in a nucleic acid chain, so that the nucleic acids are rearranged in the chain.
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2. recombination
   [n] - (physics) a combinng of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions 2. [n] - (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
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3. Recombination
   The formation of new combinations of alleles or new genes which occur when two homologous DNA or chromosomes break and exchange parts.
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4. Recombination
   Recombination: The trading of fragments of genetic material between chromosomes before the egg and sperm cells are created. Key features of recombination include the point-to-point association of paired chromosomes (synapsis) followed by the visible exchange of segments (crossing over) at X-shaped c...
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5. recombination
   a) the formation of new combinations of genes as a result of segregation in crosses between genetically different parents; b) also the rearrangement of linked genes due to crossing-over Category: Medicine • a) the mutual annihilation of a hole and a free electron with liberation of the e...
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6. Recombination
   The formation in offspring of combinations of genes not present in either parent. This results from the assortment of chromosomes and their genes during the production of gametes and the subsequent union of different sorts of gametes at fertilization.
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7. recombination
   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 non-homologous (illegitimate) types of recombination are known. Recombination can be intragenic, between two alleles of a gene (cistron), or intergenic where there is information exchange between non-allelic genes.
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8. Recombination
   Re·com`bi·na'tion noun Combination a second or additional time.
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9. recombination
   <molecular biology> 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 ... (18 Nov 1997) ...
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10. recombination
    noun (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
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11. recombination
    (re″kom-bĭ-na´shәn) reunion, in the same or different arrangement, of formerly united elements that have been separated. in genetics, the process that creates new combinations of genes by shuffling the linear order of the DNA, such as occurs naturally by crossing over of homologous chromos...
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12. Recombination
    • (n.) Combination a second or additional time.
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13. recombination
    (from the article `crystal`) ...on the semiconductor. The short lifetime is due to the preference for the electron to reenter a covalent bond state, thereby eliminating both the ...
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14. recombination
    in genetics, regrouping of the maternal and paternal genes during the formation of gametes (sex cells). Recombination occurs randomly in nature as a ... [8 related articles]
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15. Recombination
    The action of a free electron falling back into a hole. Recombination processes are either radiative, where the energy of recombination results in the emission of a photon, or nonradiative, where the energy of recombination is given to a second electron which then relaxes back to its original energy...
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16. Recombination
    (Battery) State in which the hydrogen and oxygen gasses normally formed within the battery cell during charging are recombined to form water.
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17. recombination
    The process by which progeny derive a combination of genes different from that of either parent. In higher organisms, this can occur by crossing over.
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18. Recombination
    The process by which progeny derive a combination of genes different from that of either parent. In higher organisms, this can occur by crossing over.
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19. recombination
    interaction between a negative and a positive charge carrier with resulting neutralization of their charges
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20. recombination
    interaction between a negative and a positive charge carrier with resulting neutralization of electric charges NOTE - In some instances, neutralization may take place with conservation of the masses.
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21. recombination
    interaction between a negative and a positive charge carrier with resulting neutralization of their charges and conservation of their masses
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22. recombination
    The capture of an electron by a positive ion. It is the opposite process to ionization. As the electron drops through the energy levels of the atom with which it has recombined, it gives rise to emission lines that are known as recombination lines at specific wavelengths.
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23. recombination
    recombination, process of “shuffling” of genes by which new combinations can be generated. In recombination through sexual reproduction, the offspring's complete set of genes differs from that of either parent, being rather a combination of genes from both parents. In recombination by cr...
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24. recombination
    Type: Term Pronunciation: rē-kom′bi-nā′shŭn Definitions: 1. The process of reuniting parts that had become separated. 2. The reversal of coupling phase in meiosis as gauged by the resulting phenotype. 3. The formation of new combinations of genes.
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25. recombination
    In genetics, any process that recombines, or `shuffles`, the genetic material, thus increasing genetic variation in the offspring. The two main processes of recombination both occur during meiosis (reduction division of cells). One is crossing over, in which chromosome pairs exchange segments; the other is the random reassortment of c...
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