noun Date: 1903 the formation by the processes of crossing-over and independent assortment of new combinations of genes in progeny that did not occur in the parents, ~al adjective
RECOMBINATION
Meaning of RECOMBINATION in English
Merriam Webster. Explanatory English dictionary Merriam Webster. Толковый словарь английского языка Мерриам-Уэбстер. 2012