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assort

[uh-sawrt] / əˈsɔrt /
VERB
arrange or order
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STRONG


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Therefore, genes that are far apart on the same chromosome are likely to still assort independently because of recombination events that occurred in the intervening chromosomal space.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

Perfectly unlinked genes correspond to the frequencies predicted by Mendel to assort independently in a dihybrid cross.

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

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

Not the objects, I am persuaded, of the Understanding; and yet we take as strong Impressions of them as if we could compare and assort them in a syllogism.

From Eighteenth Century Essays on Shakespeare by David Nichol Smith

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

From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022

And here lies the weakness of the epicurean and artistic attitude, that it assorts so ill with the harder and grimmer facts of life.

From At Large by Arthur Christopher Benson

To be a "politic," clever fellow, a vast deal more humoring of prejudices, errors, and follies, is requisite, than at all assorts with true honesty of character.

From The International Monthly, Volume 5, No. 4, April, 1852 by Various

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 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

Inside were my elementary school report cards, two programs from concerts I played as a percussionist with the Rhode Island Philharmonic Youth Orchestra, and other assorted evidence of a childhood.

From MarketWatch ● Sep. 29, 2026

Supplies for the vessels—food, fuel, assorted goods for the shops on board—come from local suppliers in the region or from ports, especially in Bahrain, where ships with the Navy’s Combat Logistics Command bring in supplies.

From Slate ● Aug. 19, 2026

Each of the five models is offered in assorted colors.

From Los Angeles Times ● Jul. 31, 2026

At a potluck, the assorted offerings—the masala potatoes, a church-basement casserole, a barbecue sauce perfected over decades—represent the best of individual traditions and stories of identity.

From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 2, 2026

Before play began, there were mixed emotions, conflicting speculations, and assorted reactions throughout the chess world concerning the match.

From "Endgame" by Frank Brady

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

Mr. Tomsett, who was the first butcher to introduce New Zealand mutton to the inhabitants of Stowel, lost his custom by this vulgar habit of assorting his joints in public.

From A Lame Dog's Diary by S. (Sarah) Macnaughtan


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