Definition of "recombination" [re•com•bi•na•tion]

• The natural formation in offspring of genetic combinations not present in parents, by the processes of crossing over or independent assortment. (noun)

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• "Examine interfertility and what differences (if any) in recombination that results in."
• "As it is never paired with a partner, it escapes a process called recombination that shuffles the code of every other chromosome in each new individual."
• "The most important factor is recombination, which is largely responsible for the virtually inexhaustible supply of new genotypes in every generation."