reassorted

Sorted once more

Reassorted describes something that has been sorted again or rearranged into new groupings.

In virology, reassorted refers to viral strains that have exchanged genetic segments—when two different viruses infect the same cell, their genetic material can mix and produce a reassorted virus with new characteristics: The reassorted flu strain combined genes from avian and human influenza.

genetics

recombination

Genetic material exchange process

chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
allelesVariant forms of genes
meiosisGamete-producing cell division

crossing over · genetic variation · segregation · gametes · heredity · Mendelian · diploid · haploid · genetic diversity · sexual reproduction

diversity

variety

State of being diverse

mixedBlended from varied elements
rearrangedAltered the arrangement
regroupedReformed after dispersal

reshuffled · recombined · redistributed · recategorized · reorganized · reordered · reallocated · heterogeneous · eclectic · varied

virology

segmented genome

Genetic material on separate molecules

influenza ARespiratory viral infection
pandemicGlobal disease outbreak
H1N1Influenza A subtype

H3N2 · H5N1 · avian flu · swine flu · genetic drift · flu strain · epidemic · outbreak · vaccination

Opposites

arrangement action

reassortedunchanged

Not modified at all

preserved · maintained · left alone · untouched · unaltered

order vs. disorder

reassortedjumbled

Disordered, lacking arrangement

scrambled · disordered · mixed up · disarranged · unsorted

action vs. inaction

reassorteduntouched

Not contacted or affected

left alone · ignored · neglected · abandoned · kept

Family

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