genetic recombination
Genetic recombination refers to the process of exchanging or combining genetic material between different organisms, specifically the shuffling and mixing of genetic traits to create new combinations of genes, which results in genetic variation.
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Related Concepts (25)
- allelic exchange
- chimerism
- conjugation
- cross-breeding
- crossing over interference
- crossover
- evolution
- evolutionary implications of recombination
- gene transfer
- genetic diversity
- genetic engineering
- genetic evolution
- genetic inheritance
- genome evolution
- homologous recombination
- linkage mapping
- non-homologous end joining
- population genetics
- recombinant dna technology
- recombinant vaccines
- recombination hotspots
- recombinational repair
- site-specific recombination
- transduction
- transformation