SEGREGATION

noun Date: 1555 the act or process of segregating ; the state of being segregated, 2. the separation or isolation of a race, class, or ethnic group by enforced or voluntary residence in a restricted area, by barriers to social intercourse, by separate educational facilities, or by other discriminatory means, the separation for special treatment or observation of individuals or items from a larger group , the separation of allelic genes that occurs typically during meiosis