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recombination

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New Integrase/recombinase
Efficient integration over 90%, compared with 50% Cre integration
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re⋅com⋅bi⋅na⋅tion

  [ree-kom-buh-ney-shuhn]
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Genetics.
the formation of new combinations of genes, either naturally, by crossing over or independent assortment, or in the laboratory by direct manipulation of genetic material.
Origin:
1820–30, for general sense; 1900–05 for current sense; re- + combination
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New Integrase/recombinase
Efficient integration over 90%, compared with 50% Cre integration
proteinx.com/integrase.html
re·com·bi·na·tion   (rē'kŏm-bə-nā'shən)   
n.  The natural formation in offspring of genetic combinations not present in parents, by the processes of crossing over or independent assortment.
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Main Entry: re·com·bi·na·tion
Pronunciation: "rE-"käm-b&-'nA-sh&n
Function: noun
: the formation by the processes ofcrossing-over and independent assortment of new combinations of genes in progeny that did not occur in the parents —re·com·bi·na·tion·al /-shn&l, -sh&n-&l/ adjective
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recombination re·com·bi·na·tion (rē'kŏm-bə-nā'shən)
n.
The natural formation in offspring of genetic combinations not present in parents by the processes of crossing over or independent assortment.

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