Definition of Recombination

1. Noun. (physics) a combining 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.

Category relationships: Natural Philosophy, Physics
Generic synonyms: Combine, Combining
Derivative terms: Recombine

2. Noun. (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents.
Category relationships: Genetic Science, Genetics
Generic synonyms: Combine, Combining
Derivative terms: Recombine, Recombine

Definition of Recombination

1. n. Combination a second or additional time.

Definition of Recombination

1. Noun. Combination a second or subsequent time. ¹

2. Noun. (genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents ¹

3. Noun. (chemistry) The reverse of dissociation ¹

¹ Source: wiktionary.com

Definition of Recombination

1. combination [n -S] - See also: combination

Medical Definition of Recombination

1. The creation, by a process of intermolecular exchange, of chromosomes combining genetic information from different sources, typically two genomes of a given species. Site specific, homologous, transpositional and nonhomologous illegitimate) types of recombination are known. 1st ed This entry appears with permission from the Dictionary of Cell and Molecular Biology (11 Mar 2008)

Lexicographical Neighbors of Recombination

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Literary usage of Recombination

Below you will find example usage of this term as found in modern and/or classical literature:

1. Proceedings of the Cambridge Philosophical Society by Cambridge Philosophical Society (1906)
"The rate of recombination and the size of gaseous ions. ... Thus for recombination to take place the ions must approach within a distance r, ..."

2. Electricity in Gases by John Sealy Edward Townsend (1915)
"Rate of recombination of ions generated by ex rays. Initial recombination. The results of the various experiments are in good agreement as far as the ..."

3. Spectrum Analysis in Its Application to Terrestrial Substances, and the by Heinrich Schellen, Jane Lassell, Caroline Lassell (1872)
"To accomplish by this means the recombination of the colored rays of the spectrum of the electric light, ... recombination of the Colors of the Spectrum. ..."

4. Statistics in Molecular Biology and Genetics: Selected Proceedings of a 1997 by Françoise Seillier-Moiseiwitsch (1999)
"Thus the ability to accurately detect recombination in a set of aligned sequences is of utmost importance in phylogenetic studies. ..."

5. Conduction of Electricity Through Gases and Radio-activity: A Text-book with by Robert Kenning McClung (1909)
"The rate at which this recombination of the ions takes place is an important factor in determining the current through a gas. When the number of ions is ..."

6. Spectrum Analysis in Its Application to Terrestrial Substances, and the by Heinrich Schellen (1872)
"To accomplish by this means the recombination of the colored rays of the spectrum of the electric light, ... recombination of the Colors of the Spectrum. ..."

7. Practical Measurements in Radio-activity by Walter Makower, Hans Geiger (1912)
"Rate of recombination of Ions.-1"- An ionised gas retains its power of conducting ... Now, since recombination depends on the encounter of two ions, ..."

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