segregation

Nouns

  • (n) (genetics) the separation of paired alleles during meiosis so that members of each pair of alleles appear in different gametes
  • (n) a social system that provides separate facilities for minority groups separatism,
  • (n) the act of segregating or sequestering
    • sequestration of the jury
    sequestration,

Synonyms

separatism sequestration

Antonyms

desegregation integrating integration

Words of close approximity

segregationism segregationist