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The mixing of genetic material of two competing viruses infecting the same cell.
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Reassortment — is the mixing of the genetic material of two similar viruses that are infecting the same cell. In particular, reassortment occurs among influenza viruses, whose genomes consist of 8 distinct segments of RNA. These segments act like mini… … Wikipedia
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Reassortment — Prozess des Reassortments am Beispiel von Influenzaviren. Unter Reassortment oder Reassortierung versteht man in der Virologie die Vermischung oder Neuverteilung genetischer Information zwischen zwei ähnlichen Viren. Meist handelt es sich um… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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reassortment — n. reclassification, act of sorting again … English contemporary dictionary
reassortment — re·assortment … English syllables
reassortment — “+ noun : the action of reassorting or state of being reassorted … Useful english dictionary
Reassortierung — Unter Reassortment oder Reassortierung versteht man in der Virologie die Vermischung oder Neuverteilung genetischer Information zwischen zwei ähnlichen Viren. Meist handelt es sich um Varianten oder Subtypen einer Virusspezies oder um nahe… … Deutsch Wikipedia
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