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▸ noun: (biology) The setting apart in Mendelian inheritance of alleles, such that each parent passes only one allele to its offspring.
▸ noun: (mineralogy) Separation from a mass, and gathering about centers or into cavities at hand through cohesive or adhesive attraction or the crystallizing process.
▸ noun: (politics, public policy) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into racial or other categories (e.g. religion, sex).
▸ noun: (sociology) The separation of people (geographically, residentially, or in businesses, public transit, etc) into various categories which occurs due to social forces (culture, etc).
▸ noun: (genetics) The separation of a pair of chromatids or chromosomes during mitosis and meiosis
Similar:
sequestration,
separation,
seclusion,
desegregation,
secernment,
isolation,
severance,
secession,
divorce,
parting,
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racial,
residential,
occupational,
social,
spatial,
sexual,
legal,
complete,
ethnic,
strict,
economic
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