- recombination - (genetics) a combining of genes or characters different from what they were in the parents
--1 is a kind of combining, combine
Derived forms: verb recombine2, verb recombine1 - recombination - (physics) a combinng of charges or transfer of electrons in a gas that results in the neutralization of ions; important for ions arising from the passage of high-energy particles
--2 is a kind of combining, combine
Derived form: verb recombine3