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noun (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
noun a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups
noun the act of segregating or sequestering
origin1555. From Latin segregatio. Morphologically segregate + -ion.
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