At that point there are not just eight, but 16 viral segments on assembly lines, and the genes start shuffling together in a process called reassortment.

• 从这个意义上来说，基因组就不只有八段了，其装配线上就有了十六段病毒基因。这些基因在被称为重组的过程中开始慢慢地混合起来。