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Others are on the same chromosome, but are so far apart that they also 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

This occurs because chromosomes, on which the genes reside, assort independently during meiosis and crossovers cause most genes on the same chromosomes to also behave independently.

From Textbooks ● Apr. 25, 2013

Many species, including primates and wolves, assort themselves by means of a dominance hierarchy.

From Scientific American ● Dec. 19, 2011

To assort the colors a very, correct eye is required, and those who do this part of the work make better wages than those who make the cigars.

From Tobacco; Its History, Varieties, Culture, Manufacture and Commerce by E. R. Billings

The values along each forked pathway can be multiplied because each gene assorts independently.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

This introduction of white smooth stone, assorts ill with the dull reddish-brown mass all around it, and produces a glaring and disagreeable effect.

From Architectural Antiquities of Normandy by John Sell Cotman

Then I proceed with the distinction, how ill fancy assorts with imagination, as instanced in Milton's Limbo.

From The Literary Remains of Samuel Taylor Coleridge by Henry Nelson Coleridge

The true teacher after large preparation assorts his material, and selects such matter as is appropriate to his own class.

From Organizing and Building Up the Sunday School Modern Sunday School Manuals by Jesse Lyman Hurlbut

The crowd assorts itself as the people do who line the barriers at a bull-fight: those who have parasols, to the shadow; those who have barely a hat, to the sun.

From The Cup of Trembling and Other Stories by Mary Hallock Foote

There were some setbacks, of course, as Parton built up her assorted businesses.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Aug. 29, 2026

Clover’s long, tasseled ears collect leaves, grass, and assorted debris on walks, and she scratches them out semiregularly.

From Slate ● Jun. 20, 2026

Meanwhile, assorted other parades and caravans are traveling Route 66 in other states this year; most of them concentrate on short segments.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jun. 6, 2026

Swansea Crown Court heard the lamb products of Kismet Kebabs Ltd, based in Essex, contained little actual lamb, but a mix of fat, skin, assorted meats and mechanically reclaimed meat products.

From BBC ● Jun. 6, 2026

In all, there were maybe a hundred campers, a few dozen satyrs, and a dozen assorted wood nymphs and naiads.

From "The Lightning Thief" by Rick Riordan

Note that we are assuming the interacting genes are not linked; they are still assorting independently into gametes.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Mr Baker seems to be randomly assorting clips for a montage, and the characters feel so real and idiosyncratic that it’s riveting even without a clear sense of plot or direction.

From Economist ● Sep. 13, 2017

The same is true of Comic-Con’s purpose for the publishers, studios and assorting celebrities and creators who are involved.

From Time ● Sep. 5, 2012

Even without the new additions, Yale custodians had years of editing and assorting ahead of them.

From Time Magazine Archive

Before them was a large heap of pieces of old iron, brass, and copper; they were assorting it, and stowing it away in various bags. 

From The Bible in Spain Vol. 1 [of 2] by George Henry Borrow