reassociate

verb
re·​as·​so·​ci·​ate | \ ˌrē-ə-ˈsō-s(h)ē-ˌāt How to pronounce reassociate (audio) \
reassociated; reassociating

Medical Definition of reassociate

transitive verb

: to bring (as strands of DNA) into association again

intransitive verb

: to become reassociated two single strands of DNA will reassociate to form a double strand— Gina B. Kolata