assort

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The law states that alleles of different genes assort independently of one another during gamete formation.

From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022

It is the chromosomes, not the individual genes, that assort independently.

From Textbooks • Jan. 1, 2018

We could try to assort that bunch top-to-bottom, from the front of the train to the caboose.

From Forbes • Jul. 14, 2015

Many species, including primates and wolves, assort themselves by means of a dominance hierarchy.

From Scientific American • Dec. 19, 2011

This makes opossum rather difficult to assort unless turned fur side out.

From Deadfalls and Snares A Book of Instruction for Trappers About These and Other Home-Made Traps by Harding, A. R. (Arthur Robert)