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Noun segregation has 3 senses
- segregation - (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
--1 is a kind of organic process, biological process
--1 is a part of meiosis, miosis, reduction division
- segregation, separatism - a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
--2 is a kind of social organization, social organisation, social structure, social system, structure
--2 has particulars:
- segregation, sequestration - the act of segregating or sequestering; "sequestration of the jury"
--3 is a kind of separation
Antonyms: integration, integrating, desegregation
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