- segregation - (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
--1 is a kind of organic process, biological process
--1 is a part of meiosis, miosis, reduction division- segregation, separatism - a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
--2 is a kind of social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure
--2 has particulars:racial segregation; de facto segregation; de jure segregation; purdah, sex segregation; white separatism Derived form: verb segregate1 - segregation, sequestration - the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
--3 is a kind of separation
Antonyms: integration, integrating, desegregation
Derived forms: verb segregate2, verb segregate3 - segregation, separatism - a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups