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segregation

segregation definition

seg·re·ga·tion (seg′rə gā′s̸hən)

noun

a segregating or being segregated; specif., the policy or practice of compelling racial groups to live apart from each other, go to separate schools, use separate social facilities, etc.
Genetics the separation of allelic genes into different gametes during meiosis so that a particular gamete receives only one member of a pair of characters

Etymology: LL segregatio

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