segregation
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- noun
- /ˌsɛɡrɪˈɡeɪʃən/
- Specialized
- Horizontal segregation refers to the concentration of women in some occupations and men in others.
- compositional segregation
- occupational segregation
- sex segregation
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- At this point, you've tried your class exercise on allele segregation.
Examples
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A valuable resource is Housing Segregation in Seattle (Davis 2005) on the role of discrimination and public housing policies.
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Although it has become fashionable of late to say that Washington was an apologist for segregation, the reality is otherwise.
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Rules relating to gender segregation were also a focus of discussion.
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The literature on public space points to common issues of defensive design, surveillance, and segregation in world cities.
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Instead, the strategic planning behind policy initiatives should address racial and class segregation.
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Much of this earnings gap can be explained by continuing sex segregation in occupations.
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How then are we to understand America's history of slavery, segregation, and racism?
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Relatively high levels of ethnic residential segregation in contemporary Belfast reflect the existence of an extremely stable system.
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The 1991 segregation indices thus measure the segregation of stated Catholics and the remainder of the population.
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During meiosis, segregation ensures that each gamete receives only one allele from each pair.
Synonyms
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The act of putting things into different groups
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The act of dividing something into parts or groups
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A split into parts along natural lines, for example in rocks or cells
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A difference between people, groups, or places
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The act of dividing something into two clearly different groups
A division of something into two separate parts
Antonyms
Compounds
- Offensive
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Keeping people apart because of their race, for example in schools or public places
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Separation of people into different schools or neighborhoods that happens without a law
- Specialized
When sex cells form, paired chromosomes separate so each cell gets one from the pair
Surface Forms
Morphology
Etymology
Segregation comes from the Latin parts se- 'apart' and grex 'flock'. In genetics, segregation means that paired genes (called 'alleles') split into different sex cells, like a flock dividing into smaller groups, which explains how offspring get different combinations of genes.