replication
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Synonyms
carbon, carbon copy, clone, copy, dummy, dupe, duplicate, duplication, facsimile, imitation, mock, reduplication, replica, reproduction
Antonyms
archetype, original, prototype
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Genomic changes typically arise from rare errors during cell replication, or from exposure to carcinogens or radiation. — Robert Martone, Scientific American, "Early Life Experience: It’s in Your DNA," 10 July 2018 The work was done in the US and had an initial experiment of 381 people, along with a replication with another 417. — John Timmer, Ars Technica, "Political radicals don’t evaluate their own errors—about anything," 21 Dec. 2018 Conceptually, this is a modern-day replication of Thomas Young's double-slit experiment. — Andrew Crumey, WSJ, "‘Through Two Doors at Once’ Review: Interfering With Reality," 3 Aug. 2018 That's why Ford has upgraded its Robutt to include sweat replication. — David Grossman, Popular Mechanics, "Ford's Sweaty Robutt is The Perfect Rear End Test," 11 Jan. 2019 The researchers themselves called for more studies, and replication will be particularly important given their results seem to diverge with the rest of the evidence base. — Julia Belluz, Vox, "Does cutting carbs really help keep weight off? The big new diet study, explained.," 17 Nov. 2018 In science, replication of findings is key; the more studies that point in the same direction, the more confident scientists feel about that path of discovery. — Carolyn L. Todd, SELF, "What Meditation Can—and Can’t—Do for Your Health," 11 Sep. 2018 So far, results have been mixed, with some studies showing inhibited virus replication and others showing basically none. — Krissy Brady, SELF, "What Tea Tree Oil Can and Can’t Do for Your Skin," 4 Oct. 2018 Created by Congress in 2010, TPPP grants were designed to fund evaluation and replication of programs to reduce teenage pregnancy. — Bartie Scott, Teen Vogue, "Courts Force Trump Administration to Fund Sex Ed Research," 10 Aug. 2018These example sentences are selected automatically from various online news sources to reflect current usage of the word 'replication.' Views expressed in the examples do not represent the opinion of Merriam-Webster or its editors. Send us feedback.
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