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Reassortment logo #21000 Reassortment is the mixing of the genetic material of a species into new combinations in different individuals. Several different processes contribute to reassortment, including assortment of chromosomes, and chromosomal crossover. It is particularly used when two similar viruses that are infecting the same cell exchange genetic material. In parti...
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Reassortment

Reassortment logo #22412A mixing of the genetic material of two similar viruses that are infecting the same cell.
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Reassortment

Reassortment logo #24149The recombination or mixing of the genetic material of viruses; may occur when two different influenza virus strains infect the same cell, resulting in the formation of a new influenza virus strain.
Found on https://www.bcm.edu/departments/molecular-virology-and-microbiology/emergin
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