replication

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rep·li·ca·tion | \ ˌre-plə-ˈkā-shən

Definition of replication

1a : answer, reply

b(1) : an answer to a reply : rejoinder

(2) : a plaintiff's reply to a defendant's plea, answer, or counterclaim

2 : echo, reverberation

3a : copy, reproduction

b : the action or process of reproducing or duplicating replication of DNA viral replication

4 : performance of an experiment or procedure more than once

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bought a smaller and cheaper replication of the marble statue for his garden we'll need to do a replication of that experiment so we can collect more data

Recent Examples on the Web Less replication means less opportunity for the virus to mutate and become potentially dangerous variants. — Holly Yan, CNN, "It's possible to reach herd immunity, then lose it. Repeatedly. Here's what you can do to help prevent that from happening," 30 Mar. 2021 Every generation of viral replication inside humans rolls a set of unpredictable genetic dice very capable of landing everyone in a tougher spot. — Paul Sisson, San Diego Union-Tribune, "Experts demand discipline as COVID-19 eases: ‘We don’t want to have to start over’," 28 Mar. 2021 Islatravir, which Merck licensed from Japan’s Yamasa Corp. in 2012, stops the virus from copying its genetic material and disrupts a later stage in its replication process. — Jonathan D. Rockoff, WSJ, "Gilead and Merck Join Forces to Develop Long-Acting HIV Treatment," 15 Mar. 2021 Increasing the rate of cleavage may benefit the virus in two ways: increasing its ability to be transmitted and increasing the efficiency of replication once the infection has been initiated. — William A. Haseltine, Forbes, "Identification Of A Novel Covid-19 Variant Cluster Isolated From Covid-19 Ill Infants In US Capital," 25 Feb. 2021 Mutations are the result of small copying errors that occur during the virus replication process. — Emily Woodruff, NOLA.com, "As coronavirus variant gains ground in Louisiana, officials predict 'another spike in our future'," 2 Feb. 2021 In an August 2020 preprint on bioRxiv, Weetall and colleagues reported that PTC299 sharply inhibited SARS-CoV-2 replication in cells. — Robert F. Service, Science | AAAS, "Researchers race to develop antiviral weapons to fight the pandemic coronavirus," 11 Mar. 2021 This strategy must be supplemented by solutions that support effective backup, replication and recovery to maintain full access to information at any time, from anywhere, to drive business operations forward. — Expert Panel®, Forbes, "Moving To The Cloud? 13 Steps To Optimize Savings And Efficiency," 3 Mar. 2021 Luckily, the mutation rate of coronaviruses generally is relatively slow, due to a proofreading ability in the virus that allows for some correction of replication mistakes. — Quanta Magazine, "How to Understand COVID-19 Variants and Their Effects on Vaccines," 25 Feb. 2021

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