assort

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Genes that are located far apart on the same chromosome are likely to assort independently.

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

It was shortly evident that some of these were signals that were exchanging, in accordance with the directions of the secret signal code, and Captain Avery began to assort and arrange his lanterns.

From The Noank's Log A Privateer of the Revolution by Stoddard, W. O.