recombinogenicadj.
/ˌriːkɒmbᵻə(ʊ)ˈdʒɛnɪk/, /ˌriːkɒmbᵻbɪnəˈdʒɛnɪk/, U.S. /ˌriˌkɑmbənəˈdʒɛnɪk/ Biology.
Tending to cause genetic recombination; (also) readily or frequently undergoing genetic recombination.
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recombinational1931
recombinant1940
parasexual1954
recombinogenic1965
recombinationless1966
1965 Genetics 52 107 (heading) The recombinogenic effect of thymidylate starvation in Escherichia coli merodiploids.
1995 D. Kipling Telomere i. 2 Genome instability caused by telomere loss and the subsequent recombinogenic nature of the ends of the chromosomes may have important clinical consequences.
2006 Jrnl. Virol. 80 6706 A significant difference in the recombination rates between human immunodeficiency virus type 1 (HIV-1) and the gammaretroviruses was previously reported, with the former being 10 to 100 times more recombinogenic.
This entry has been updated (OED Third Edition, June 2009; most recently modified version published online March 2022).
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