recombination
Chromosomal material exchange
Recombination is the rearrangement or combination of genetic material, especially the exchange of DNA segments between chromosomes during reproduction.
This shuffling creates new combinations of traits in offspring: Genetic recombination ensures that siblings aren't identical.
In physics, recombination refers to electrons rejoining atoms after ionization.
The verb is recombine.
Genre-blending work or transition
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
- genetic variationInherited molecular differences
homologous · chiasma · linkage · loci · gametes · DNA repair · gene flow · genetic diversity
Signal or energy transformation
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- phageBacteria-infecting virus
- bacteriophageVirus infecting bacterial cells
- retrovirusRNA virus copying into DNA
reassortment · influenza · viral genome · integration · excision
Change from a norm
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- diversityState of varied elements
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
- adaptationFitting to new conditions
speciation · fitness · gene pool · polymorphism · genetic drift · biodiversity · phylogeny · selection pressure
Hereditary code molecule
- nucleotidesDNA and RNA subunits
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- ligaseBond-creating enzyme
- plasmidSelf-replicating DNA circle
cloning · vectors · gene splicing · sequencing · polymerase · primers · transgene · cassette
Equine hybrid, often sterile
- tangeloHybrid citrus fruit
- labradoodleRetriever-poodle crossbreed
- pluotPlum-apricot cross
- hinnyMale horse, female donkey
zorse · beefalo · liger · tigon · cockapoo · interspecies · offspring · crossbreed
Electrified matter state
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- ionizationCharge acquisition process
- collisionForceful contact between objects
- photonElectromagnetic radiation unit
quantum · annihilation · scattering · particle · lattice · excitation
Mating unlike organisms
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- outcrossingBreeding unrelated same-species individuals
- selective breedingControlled reproduction for traits
- pedigreeRecord of descent
linebreeding · inbreeding · studs · dams · livestock · hybrid vigor · heterosis · filial
crossover
Genre-blending work or transition
- chromosomesGene-bearing nuclear structures
- allelesVariant forms of genes
- meiosisGamete-producing cell division
genetic variation · homologous · chiasma · linkage · loci · gametes · DNA repair · gene flow · genetic diversity · Mendel
transduction
Signal or energy transformation
- conjugationVerb form variation system
- phageBacteria-infecting virus
- bacteriophageVirus infecting bacterial cells
retrovirus · reassortment · influenza · viral genome · integration · excision
variation
Change from a norm
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
- diversityState of varied elements
- natural selectionDifferential reproductive success
adaptation · speciation · fitness · gene pool · polymorphism · genetic drift · biodiversity · phylogeny · selection pressure · survival
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- nucleotidesDNA and RNA subunits
- enzymesReaction-speeding proteins
- ligaseBond-creating enzyme
plasmid · cloning · vectors · gene splicing · sequencing · polymerase · primers · transgene · cassette · insert
mule
Equine hybrid, often sterile
- tangeloHybrid citrus fruit
- labradoodleRetriever-poodle crossbreed
- pluotPlum-apricot cross
hinny · zorse · beefalo · liger · tigon · cockapoo · interspecies · offspring · crossbreed · chimera
plasma
Electrified matter state
- semiconductorPartial electrical conductor
- ionizationCharge acquisition process
- collisionForceful contact between objects
photon · quantum · annihilation · scattering · particle · lattice · excitation
crossbreeding
Mating unlike organisms
- hybridizationMixing distinct genetic lines
- outcrossingBreeding unrelated same-species individuals
- selective breedingControlled reproduction for traits
pedigree · linebreeding · inbreeding · studs · dams · livestock · hybrid vigor · heterosis · filial · germplasm
- Evolutionary Genomicshomology, divergence, convergent evolution, natural selection, genetic drift
- evolutionevolution, natural selection, mutation, adaptation, speciation
- reproductionreproduction, birth, baby, egg, sperm
- changeschange, shift, alter, transformation, modify
- Biology HistoryDarwin, Mendel, evolution, natural selection, cell theory
- cosmologybig bang, Big Bang, big bang theory, universe, dark matter
recombinationreplication
Act of duplicating precisely
cloning · asexual reproduction · conservation · mutation · mitosis
recombinationseparation
State of being apart
dissociation · segregation · division · splitting · fragmentation
recombinationpreservation
Maintaining something's condition
conservation · invariance · constancy · fidelity · stasis