n.
Pronunciation: ˌ r ē - ˌ käm-b ə - ' n ā -sh ə n
Function: 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
– re · com · bi · na · tion · al \ -shn ə l, -sh ə -n ə l \ adjective