Definition

1. Verb (Transitive):

   • To combine or put together again; to form a new combination from existing parts or elements, often after they have been separated.
   • In genetics and molecular biology: to cause or facilitate the exchange of genetic material between different DNA or RNA molecules, resulting in new combinations of genes or sequences.

2. Verb (Intransitive):

   • To become combined again.
   • In genetics and molecular biology: to undergo the natural or artificial process where genetic material is broken and rejoined to form new combinations.

Examples of Usage

• Verb (Transitive):
  • The chef decided to recombine the leftover ingredients into a new soup.
  • Genetic engineering allows scientists to recombine DNA from different organisms.
• Verb (Intransitive):
  • After the demonstration, the groups dispersed and then recombined for the final march.
  • During meiosis, chromosomes recombine, creating genetic diversity in offspring.

Advanced Usage

• "to recombine with": To form a new combination by joining with something else.
  • The viral RNA can recombine with the host's genetic material.
• Used frequently in technical contexts like data processing (recombining datasets), chemistry (recombining chemical fragments), and physics (recombining particles or waves).

Variants and Related Words

• Recombination (n): The process or result of recombining.
  • Genetic recombination is a key driver of evolution.
• Recombinant (adj): Describing something formed by recombination, especially genetic material.
  • Recombinant DNA technology is used to produce insulin.

Synonyms

• Reassemble: To fit together the parts of something again.
• Reconfigure: To arrange or organize something in a new or different way.
• Reform: To form again or come together again.

Related Phrasal Verbs/Constructions

• (No common phrasal verbs exist for this specific technical term. The action is typically expressed directly or with prepositions like "with.")

Related Idioms

• (This is a scientific/technical term and is not commonly used in idiomatic expressions.)

Verb

1. to combine or put together again
2. cause genetic recombination
   • should scientists recombine DNA?
3. undergo genetic recombination
   • The DNA can recombine