>[!abstract] >Reassortment is the process by which influenza viruses swap gene segments. This genetic exchange is possible due to the segmented nature of the viral genome and occurs when two differing influenza viruses co-infect a cell. The viral diversity generated through reassortment is vast and plays an important role in the evolution of influenza viruses. (Steel & Lowen, 2014). ## References - Steel, J., & Lowen, A. C. (2014). Influenza A virus reassortment. _Current topics in microbiology and immunology_, _385_, 377–401. https://doi.org/10.1007/82_2014_395