process of combining two genetic loci, initially on two different chromosomes, onto a single chromosome.
The process by which a fragment of DNA from one molecule (chromosome, plasmid, phage genome) is exchanged with or integrated into another molecule to produce a recombinant molecule(s).
The formation of new combinations of genes as a result of crossing over between homologous chromosomes.
The exchange of segments between two chromosomes, usually a key part of the reassortment of genes during the sexual process.
The production of progeny that derives some of its genes from one parent and some from another genetically different parent; as a result, the combination of genes in the progeny is different from that of either of the parents. In higher organisms, recombination occurs by way of independent assortment or crossing over; in lower organisms, it occurs by way of transformation, conjugation, or transduction.
The exchange of corresponding DNA segments between adjacent chromosomes during the special type of cell division that results in the production of egg and sperm cells. Genetic recombination can result in new combinations or arrangements of alleles.
any process that results in the transfer of genetic material from one DNA molecule to another. In eukaryotes, it can refer specifically to the exchange of matching segments between homologous chromosomes by the process of crossing over.
exchange of fragments between two DNA molecules that can cause mutations.
Genetic recombination is the transmission-genetic process by which the combinations of alleles observed at different loci in two parental individuals become shuffled in offspring individuals. This definition is not commonly used in classical transmission genetics, evolutionary biology, and population genetics. Such shuffling can be the result of recombination via intra-chromosomal recombination (crossing over) and via inter-chromosomal recombination (also called independent assortment).
