conjugation

/ˈkɑndʒəˌgeɪʃən/

/kɒndʒəˈgeɪʃən/

Other forms: conjugations

Definitions of conjugation

1. noun

   the state of being joined together
   synonyms: colligation, conjunction, junction

   types:

   anastomosis, inosculation

   a natural or surgical joining of parts or branches of tubular structures so as to make or become continuous

   synapse

   the junction between two neurons (axon-to-dendrite) or between a neuron and a muscle

   myoneural junction, neuromuscular junction

   the junction between a nerve fiber and the muscle it supplies

   type of:

   unification, union

   the state of being joined or united or linked
2. noun

   the act of pairing a male and female for reproductive purposes
   synonyms: coupling, mating, pairing, sexual union, union

   types:

   assortative mating

   mating of individuals having more traits in common than likely in random mating

   disassortative mating

   mating of individuals having traits more dissimilar than likely in random mating

   cross, crossbreeding, crossing, hybridisation, hybridization, hybridizing, interbreeding

   (genetics) the act of mixing different species or varieties of animals or plants and thus to produce hybrids

   inbreeding

   the act of mating closely related individuals

   service, servicing

   the act of mating by male animals

   dihybrid cross

   hybridization using two traits with two alleles each

   monohybrid cross

   hybridization using a single trait with two alleles (as in Mendel's experiments with garden peas)

   reciprocal, reciprocal cross

   hybridization involving a pair of crosses that reverse the sexes associated with each genotype

   test-cross, testcross

   a cross between an organism whose genotype for a certain trait is unknown and an organism that is homozygous recessive for that trait so the unknown genotype can be determined from that of the offspring

   type of:

   sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice

   activities associated with sexual intercourse
3. noun

   the act of making or becoming a single unit
   synonyms: jointure, unification, union, uniting

   types:

   coalescence, coalescency, coalition, concretion, conglutination

   the union of diverse things into one body or form or group; the growing together of parts

   reunification, reunion

   the act of coming together again

   tribalisation, tribalization

   the act of making tribal; unification on a tribal basis

   umbrella

   having the function of uniting a group of similar things

   homecoming

   an annual school or university reunion for graduates

   type of:

   combination, combining, compounding

   the act of combining things to form a new whole
4. noun

   the inflection of verbs
   type of:

   inflection, inflexion

   a change in the form of a word (usually by adding a suffix) to indicate a change in its grammatical function
5. noun

   the complete set of inflected forms of a verb
   type of:

   set

   a group of things of the same kind that belong together and are so used
6. noun

   a class of verbs having the same inflectional forms
   type of:

   category, class, family

   a collection of things sharing a common attribute