recon

re·con

R0087700 (rē′kŏn′)n. Informal Reconnaissance.

re′con′ adj.

recon

(ˈriːˌkɒn) nshort for reconnaissancethe smallest genetic unit capable of recombiningadjshort for reconditioned or reconstructed

re•con

(rɪˈkɒn)

n., v. -conned, -con•ning. n. 1. reconnaissance. v.t., v.i. 2. to reconnoiter. [1915–20, Amer.; by shortening]

Recon

the elementary unit of genetic recombination, or the minimum distance between two points on a chromosome within whose limits recombination is possible. The term was introduced in 1957 by the American geneticist S. Benzer. Subsequent studies on recombination between two closely related mutations in bacteria demonstrated that recombination is possible even between neighboring links in a polymeric chain of DNA, that is, between the closest neighboring nucleotides. As a result, it was revealed that a recon is the same as a nucleotide link in a DNA chain and the term “recon” was no longer used.

recon

re·con

(rē'kon), Obsolete term for the smallest unit (corresponding to a single DNA nucleotide) of recombination or crossing-over between two homologous chromosomes.

recon

An obsolete term for the smallest possible unit of DNA recombination (crossing over)—i.e., one nucleotide.

recon

The smallest genetic unit capable of recombination.

recon

the smallest genetic unit between two of which RECOMBINATION can take place, effectively a DNA base.

RECON

Acronym	Definition
RECON➣Reconnaissance
RECON➣Reconstructed
RECON➣Recovery Control
RECON➣Reconnoiter
RECON➣Remote Console
RECON➣Remedial Construction Services LP (Houston, TX)
RECON➣Research Connection
RECON➣Roaming Emergency Communications Network (Anvil Technologies)
RECON➣Exchange Reconciliation System