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Where we are going as a species is a big question. Human evolution certainly hasn't stopped. Every time individuals produce a new zygote, there's a reshuffling and recombination of genes. And we don't know where all of that is going to take us.
Donald Johanson

Meaning of "recombination" in the English dictionary

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PRONUNCIATION OF RECOMBINATION

recombination  [ˌriːkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən] play
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GRAMMATICAL CATEGORY OF RECOMBINATION

noun
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adverb
pronoun
preposition
conjunction
determiner
exclamation
Recombination is a noun.
A noun is a type of word the meaning of which determines reality. Nouns provide the names for all things: people, objects, sensations, feelings, etc.

WHAT DOES RECOMBINATION MEAN IN ENGLISH?

Definition of recombination in the English dictionary

The definition of recombination in the dictionary is any of several processes by which genetic material of different origins becomes combined. It most commonly occurs between two sets of parental chromosomes during production of germ cells. Other definition of recombination is the union of free electrons and holes in a semiconductor or of free ions and electrons in a plasma.


WORDS THAT RHYME WITH RECOMBINATION


combination
ˌkɒmbɪˈneɪʃən
contamination
kənˌtæmɪˈneɪʃən
coordination
kəʊˌɔːdɪˈneɪʃən
designation
ˌdɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
destination
ˌdɛstɪˈneɪʃən
determination
dɪˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
discrimination
dɪˌskrɪmɪˈneɪʃən
domination
ˌdɒmɪˈneɪʃən
donation
dəʊˈneɪʃən
elimination
ɪˌlɪmɪˈneɪʃən
examination
ɪɡˌzæmɪˈneɪʃən
explanation
ˌɛkspləˈneɪʃən
illumination
ɪˌluːmɪˈneɪʃən
imagination
ɪˌmædʒɪˈneɪʃən
nation
ˈneɪʃən
nomination
ˌnɒmɪˈneɪʃən
origination
ɒˌrɪdʒɪˈneɪʃən
resignation
ˌrɛzɪɡˈneɪʃən
termination
ˌtɜːmɪˈneɪʃən
vaccination
ˌvæksɪˈneɪʃən

WORDS THAT BEGIN LIKE RECOMBINATION

recombinant
recombinant DNA
recombinational
recombine
recomfortless
recomforture
recommence
recommencement
recommend
recommendable
recommendably
recommendation
recommendatory
recommended
recommended daily allowance
recommended reading
recommended retail price
recommender
recommission
recommit

WORDS THAT END LIKE RECOMBINATION

accreditation
action
administration
animation
application
association
certification
citation
communication
confirmation
conversation
corporation
creation
decoration
documentation
duration
education
evaluation
excitation
federation
formation

Synonyms and antonyms of recombination in the English dictionary of synonyms

SYNONYMS

Translation of «recombination» into 25 languages

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TRANSLATION OF RECOMBINATION

Find out the translation of recombination to 25 languages with our English multilingual translator.
The translations of recombination from English to other languages presented in this section have been obtained through automatic statistical translation; where the essential translation unit is the word «recombination» in English.

Translator English - Chinese

重组
1,325 millions of speakers

Translator English - Spanish

recombinación
570 millions of speakers

English

recombination
510 millions of speakers

Translator English - Hindi

पुनर्संयोजन
380 millions of speakers
ar

Translator English - Arabic

إعادة التركيب
280 millions of speakers

Translator English - Russian

рекомбинации
278 millions of speakers

Translator English - Portuguese

recombinação
270 millions of speakers

Translator English - Bengali

পুনর্সমম্বয়
260 millions of speakers

Translator English - French

recombinaison
220 millions of speakers

Translator English - Malay

Penggabungan semula
190 millions of speakers

Translator English - German

Rekombination
180 millions of speakers

Translator English - Japanese

組み換え
130 millions of speakers

Translator English - Korean

재결합
85 millions of speakers

Translator English - Javanese

Rekombinasi
85 millions of speakers
vi

Translator English - Vietnamese

tái tổ hợp
80 millions of speakers

Translator English - Tamil

மறுசேர்க்கையின்
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Marathi

पुनर्संकन
75 millions of speakers

Translator English - Turkish

rekombinasyon
70 millions of speakers

Translator English - Italian

ricombinazione
65 millions of speakers

Translator English - Polish

rekombinacja
50 millions of speakers

Translator English - Ukrainian

рекомбінації
40 millions of speakers

Translator English - Romanian

recombinare
30 millions of speakers
el

Translator English - Greek

ανασυνδυασμού
15 millions of speakers
af

Translator English - Afrikaans

rekombinasie
14 millions of speakers
sv

Translator English - Swedish

rekombination
10 millions of speakers
no

Translator English - Norwegian

rekombinasjon
5 millions of speakers

Trends of use of recombination

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TENDENCIES OF USE OF THE TERM «RECOMBINATION»

The term «recombination» is quite widely used and occupies the 35.224 position in our list of most widely used terms in the English dictionary.
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FREQUENCY OF USE OF THE TERM «RECOMBINATION» OVER TIME

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Examples of use in the English literature, quotes and news about recombination

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QUOTES WITH «RECOMBINATION»

Famous quotes and sentences with the word recombination.
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Donald Johanson
Where we are going as a species is a big question. Human evolution certainly hasn't stopped. Every time individuals produce a new zygote, there's a reshuffling and recombination of genes. And we don't know where all of that is going to take us.

10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RECOMBINATION»

Discover the use of recombination in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to recombination and brief extracts from same to provide context of its use in English literature.
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Genetic Recombination in Cancer
This book reviews the role of genetic recombination in the generation of various cancers and how genetic alterations have been or could be employed to elicit clinically useful information. * Provides detailed discussion of the genetic ...
Gajanan V. Sherbet, 2003
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Recombination in Semiconductors
This book is devoted to the main aspects of the physics of recombination in semiconductors.
Peter T. Landsberg, 2003
3
Genetic Recombination: Reviews and Protocols
Features state-of-the-art techniques to study genetic recombination in eukaryotes; methods for using recombination as a tool for producing targeted genetic modification; chapters on using recombination as a reporter of genomic instability; ...
Alan S. Waldman, 2004
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Radio Recombination Lines: Their Physics and Astronomical ...
We intend this book to serve as a tourist's guide to the world of Radio Recombination Lines.
Mark Gordon, Roman L. Sorochenko, 2002
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Nonradiative Recombination in Semiconductors
In recent years, great progress has been made in the understanding of recombination processes controlling the number of excess free carriers in semiconductors under nonequilibrium conditions.
V.N. Abakumov, V.I. Perel, I.N. Yassievich, 1991
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Molecular Genetics of Recombination
Genetic recombination is an important process involved in shaping the genetic make up of progeny.
Andrés Aguilera, Rodney Rothstein, 2007
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Recombination Between Highly Diverged Sequences in Mammalian ...
It is documented that double-strand breaks (DSBs) can induce homologous recombination. In this work, we examined whether a DSB can induce HeR.
Vikram Bhattacharjee, 2008
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Dissociative Recombination of Molecular Ions
In this book theoretical concepts, experimental methodology and applications are united, revealing the governing principles behind the gas-phase reaction.
Mats Larsson, Ann E. Orel, 2008
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Replication and Recombination of Genetic Material
GENETIC RECOMBINATION IN FUNGI ROBIN HOLLIDAY National Institute for Medical Research, Mill Hill, London, England In the last twelve years experiments with fungi have undoubtedly provided a greater amount of genetic information ...
William James Peacock, Richard Donald Brock, 1968
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Microbial Genetics
Stanley R. Maloy, John E. Cronan, David Freifelder. GENETIC RECOMBINATION IN PHAGES Genetic recombination in phages was discovered by Hershey and Rotman in the late 1940s. They were studying phage T2, which is closely related  ...
Stanley R. Maloy, John E. Cronan, David Freifelder, 1994

10 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RECOMBINATION»

Find out what the national and international press are talking about and how the term recombination is used in the context of the following news items.
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FASEB Conference on Genetic Recombination and Genome …
PLOS Genetics is sponsoring the FASEB Science Research Conference on Genetic Recombination and Genome Rearrangements, to be held in Steamboat ... «PLoS Blogs, May 15»
2
New record efficiency for black silicon solar cells
The main issue that has stifled the progress of black silicon cells is something known as carrier recombination. When a photon hits a silicon atom inside a solar ... «Gizmag, May 15»
3
Updated Platypus Genome Provides Insight into Recombination
Still, she said that their examination of multiple platypus genomes indicated that there are regions of the genome that are indeed recombination hotspots. «GenomeWeb, May 15»
4
With Just One Queen, How Do Honey Bees Avoid Inbreeding?
Recombination, or crossing-over, occurs when sperm and egg cells are formed and segments of each chromosome pair are interchanged. This process plays a ... «Entomology Today, Apr 15»
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How does a honeybee queen avoid inbreeding in her colony?
Recombination, or crossing-over, occurs when sperm and egg cells are formed and segments of each chromosome pair are interchanged. This process plays an ... «Phys.Org, Apr 15»
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Improving CRISPR-induced homologous recombination
For precise modification of a genome—for example, to add a tag or replace one gene with another—homology-directed repair (HDR) is needed. The clustered ... «Nature.com, Apr 15»
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Clue found for older mothers' birth defect risk
This chromosomal shuffling process is referred to as recombination and helps to ensure that sperm and egg cells have new combinations of genetic traits, ... «Medical News Today, Feb 15»
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Keeping up in the wonderland of human evolution
In this issue of PLOS Genetics, we show that a similar process might account for the very rapid evolution of recombination hotspots within genomes. «PLoS Blogs, Dec 14»
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Recombination initiation maps of individual human genomes
The dramatic events of meiotic recombination culminate in the exchange of genetic information between parental chromosomes and ensure the production of ... «Science Careers Blog, Nov 14»
10
Bacterial Recombination Helps Build Antibiotic Resistance
Bacteria may become antibiotic resistant after going through a process called recombination, during which they pick up genes from other, dead bacteria. (Photo: ... «iScienceTimes.com, May 14»

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