assort

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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

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

To sift or separate the coarser from the finer particles of, as bran from flour, by means of a bolter; to separate, assort, refine, or purify by other means.

From Webster's Unabridged Dictionary (2nd 100 Pages) by Webster, Noah