HyperDic: recombination

English > 2 senses of the word recombination:
NOUNeventrecombination(physics) a combining of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions
eventrecombination(genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
English > recombination: 2 senses > noun 1, event
Meaning(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.
Categoryphysics, natural philosophyThe science of matter and energy and their interactions
Broadercombining, combineAn occurrence that results in things being united
Verbsrecombineto combine / combine / combine or put together again
English > recombination: 2 senses > noun 2, event
Meaning(genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents.
Categorygenetics, genetic scienceThe branch of biology that studies heredity and variation in organisms
Broadercombining, combineAn occurrence that results in things being united
Spanishrecombinación
Verbsrecombineundergo genetic recombination
recombinecause genetic recombination

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