cosegregation

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noun

The transmission of two or more linked genes on a chromosome to the same daughter cell leading to the inheritance by the offspring of these genes together.

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Meanings

nouncosegregation (countable and uncountable, plural cosegregations)

plural cosegregations

  1. countableuncountablebiologyThe transmission of two or more linked genes on a chromosome to the same daughter cell leading to the inheritance by the offspring of these genes together.

Origin

From co- + segregation.

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APA

cosegregation. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosegregation

MLA

“cosegregation.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosegregation. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cosegregation,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cosegregation.

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