0 present participle of segregate
2 to keep one group of people apart from another and treat them differently, especially because of race, sex, or religion:
3 (of pairs of alleles (= different forms of the same gene)) to separate during meiosis (= the cell division that happens as part of the process of producing young animals or plants) and pass separately to separate gametes (= reproductive cells):
Disruption of the spindle can cause chromosomes to segregate abnormally at either of the two meiotic divisions.
About 82,000 homes were given color-coded plastic tubs for cans, glass and paper and asked to segregate recyclables.
We will be creating a special fund segregated from our other operations.
A Senate investigation of illegal domestic spying led to changes designed to segregate the operations of the FBI and the CIA.
The Population Registration Act of 1950 categorized and segregated the people of South Africa.
The class-action lawsuit alleged the hotel charged black customers higher prices than white customers and segregated them in less desirable rooms.
They passed laws prohibiting mixed marriage and segregating schools.
Although the group is mixed, they have segregated themselves into boys at one end of the table, girls at the other.
Multiple nuclei could arise if one or more chromosomes dispersed and segregated into discrete packages.
