recombination
pronunciation
How to pronounce recombination in British English:
UK [ri:'kɒmbə'neɪʃən]
How to pronounce recombination in American English:
US [ri'kɒmbə'neɪʃən]
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- Noun:
- (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
- (physics) a combinng 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
Word Origin
- recombination (n.)
- 1791, from re- + combination.
Example
- 1. Recombination between herpesviruses has been seen in vitro and in vivo under experimental conditions .
- 2. We start with these fragments , and then we have a homologous recombination system that reassembles those into a chromosome .
- 3. By the end of this so-called recombination era , the universe consists of about 75 % hydrogen and 25 % helium .
- 4. Working with a team at the chinese sequencing powerhouse bgi , auton sequenced nearly 200 sperm cells and was able to estimate the recombination rate for the man who had donated them .
- 5. Only well-characterized live vaccines , rendered harmless by mutations in the same or overlapping regions , should be used in order to minimize the risk of recombination to a new virulent strain , he argues .