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Assort

Assort meaning

To sort or arrange according to characteristic or class. | To be of a kind with, to harmonise or match. | To be associated with; to consort with.

Example sentences (2)

Organisms have thousands of genes, and in sexually reproducing organisms these genes generally assort independently of each other.

The diploid nature of chromosomes allows for genes on different chromosomes to assort independently or be separated from their homologous pair during sexual reproduction wherein haploid gametes are formed.