Crossover: mate halves

• Select a random cut bond

• If cut bond in other half exist

  • choose one at random
  • merge cut bonds, respect valence

• else

  • flip coin
    • heads -- attach cut bond to random atom in other half respecting valence
    • tails -- discard cut bond

• repeat until all cut bonds processed

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