segregation: Meaning and Definition of
seg•re•ga•tion
Pronunciation: (seg"ri-gā'shun), [key]
— n.
- the act or practice of segregating.
- the state or condition of being segregated: the segregation of private clubs.
- something segregated.
- the separation of allelic genes into different gametes during meiosis. Cf.
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