Combination a second or subsequent time. / (genetics) The formation of genetic combinations in offspring that are not present in the parents. / (chemistry) The reverse of dissociation.

plural of recombination

(genetics) Of or pertaining to genetic recombination.

(cosmology) The epoch of recombination of the Universe, where atomic matter formed from free particles, combining protons with electrons. One of the Ages of the Universe. The cosmic era when neutral hydrogen formed out of the cosmic soup of protons and electrons in plasma, that condensed out of the energy of the Big Bang. This era produces the Cosmic Microwave Background (CMB).

Formed by a new combination of existing elements. / (genetics) Formed by genetic recombination.

(genetics) An organism, cell, or haplotype formed by genetic recombination.

(genetics, transitive, intransitive) To combine again, especially to reassemble the parts of something previously taken apart in a different manner. / (genetics, intransitive) To undergo recombination.

simple past tense and past participle of recombine

Formed by recombination

Third-person singular simple present indicative form of recombine