assort
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Perfectly unlinked genes correspond to the frequencies predicted by Mendel to assort independently in a dihybrid cross.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
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
Many species, including primates and wolves, assort themselves by means of a dominance hierarchy.
From Scientific American ● Dec. 19, 2011
People assort themselves into Episcopalians, Methodists, and the like.
From Emmy Lou's Road to Grace Being a Little Pilgrim's Progress by George Madden Martin
The values along each forked pathway can be multiplied because each gene assorts independently.
From Textbooks ● Jun. 9, 2022
Next day he assorts the packages of a group in a till similar to those already described, except that it is laid flat upon a low counter.
From The Galaxy, May, 1877 Vol. XXIII.—May, 1877.—No. 5. by Various
She assorts and arranges her goods by the law of the winds and the tides.
From Time and Change by John Burroughs
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
The "Hall" would likewise appear to be divided into two tenements, which but ill assorts with its original appropriation; though we are not to consider these deviations as affecting the architectural character or identity.
From The Mirror of Literature, Amusement, and Instruction Volume 20, No. 573, October 27, 1832 by Various
Bugs Bunny and assorted Looney Tunes characters enlist superstar Michael Jordan’s help to defeat space aliens in a winner-take-all basketball game.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Jul. 11, 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
He reads the telephone messages his suitemates leave for Nikhil on assorted scraps in their rooms.
From "The Namesake" by Jhumpa Lahiri
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
These gold mines were near the edge of the glacial region, where there had been much assorting action of both ice and water.
From All about the Klondyke gold mines by J. Armoy Knox
