reassortment
/ (ˌriːəˈsɔːtmənt) /
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noun
the formation of a hybrid virus containing parts from the genomes of two distinct viruses in a mixed infection
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Words nearby reassortment
reassemble, reassert, reassess, reassessment, reassign, reassortment, reassurance, reassure, reast, reattribute, Réaum.
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How to use reassortment in a sentence
Only when this reassortment of forms took place was the modern symbolic value of the foot: feet alternation clearly established.
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