recombine
verb
re·com·bine
ˌrē-kəm-ˈbīn 
recombined; recombining; recombines
: to undergo recombination
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It’s also revealed why the hybrids that result—with genes separated by perhaps millions of years of natural selection now suddenly recombined in unexpected ways—sometimes fail to thrive.
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Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
While white flour is made from just the endosperm, whole-wheat flour is made by recombining the three parts after milling.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
Boeing in March announced its intention to buy Spirit, saying recombining the companies would boost safety.
—David Goldman, CNN, 1 July 2024
One key worry is that the virus may move with a dairy employee onto a small farm and then recombine inside a pig, dog or cat that is harboring another flu virus.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
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Rebecca Heisman, Scientific American, 17 Sep. 2024
While white flour is made from just the endosperm, whole-wheat flour is made by recombining the three parts after milling.
—Perri Ormont Blumberg, Southern Living, 4 Sep. 2024
Boeing in March announced its intention to buy Spirit, saying recombining the companies would boost safety.
—David Goldman, CNN, 1 July 2024
One key worry is that the virus may move with a dairy employee onto a small farm and then recombine inside a pig, dog or cat that is harboring another flu virus.
—Susanne Rust, Los Angeles Times, 27 June 2024
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recombine
verb
re·com·bine
ˌrē-kəm-ˈbīn
1
: to combine again or anew
2
: to undergo or cause to undergo recombination
Medical Definition
recombine
verb
re·com·bine
ˌrē-kəm-ˈbīn
recombined; recombining
: to undergo recombination
: to cause to undergo recombination
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