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recombination Definition

re·com·bi·na·tion (rē käm′bə nās̸hən)

noun

  1. a combining again
  2. Genetics the appearance in offspring of new combinations of allelic genes not present in either parent, produced from the mixing of genetic material, as by crossing-over

  • recombine
recombination Usage Examples

Converse of object

  • detect: I am currently working on a project to detect sporadic recombination in multiple DNA sequence alignments.
  • undergo: This immigrant then undergoes recombination with the local elite; the fittest individual created so far within this cell.
  • involve: Vegetative reproduction - a reproductive process that is asexual and so does not involve a recombination of genetic material.
  • follow: Uniform crossover is a two-stage process of gene recombination followed by gene shuffling.

Adjective modifier

  • homologous: The first area focuses on the mechanism of homologous recombination in plants.
  • mitotic: One way DNA damage can arise is during a process called ' mitotic recombination ' , which occurs when cells divide.
  • meiotic: Using meiotic recombination in yeast to map gene locations.
  • site-specific: We have already pointed out the hazards of site-specific recombination earlier.
  • illegitimate: Molecular analysis of DNA junctions produced by illegitimate recombination in human cells.
  • radiative: This effect has been tentatively attributed to impact ionization followed by hot carrier interband radiative recombination.

Modifies a noun

  • hotspot: This map has revealed key genomic predictors, including specific motifs, for recombination hotspots.
  • frequency: The recombination frequencies vary among different genetic loci in the genome.
  • reaction: Recombination reaction occurs in a hundred of nanosecond time scale.
  • operator: Nevertheless, there appears to be little pressure for the recombination operators to explore representation lengths much larger than the initial representation length.
  • event: Large peaks should mark the limits of recombination events.
  • mechanism: We shall also investigate whether this mixing enhances the direct CHCC Auger recombination loss mechanism, by relaxing the normal momentum conservation requirements.

Noun used with modifier

  • DNA: The most powerful mechanism for promoting genetic change is the process of DNA recombination.

Preposition: in

  • cell: Molecular analysis of DNA junctions produced by illegitimate recombination in human cells.

Preposition: of

  • DNA: They suggest that, within the nucleus of the cell, homologous recombination of genomic DNA with these fragments takes place.
  • gene: In none of the above publications was the potential danger of the horizontal spread and recombination of the virus genes discussed.