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self-rep·li·cat·ing | \ ˌself-ˈre-plə-ˌkā-tiŋ 
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\Definition of self-replicating
: reproducing itself autonomously
DNA is a self-replicating molecule
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self-replication \ ˌself-ˌre-plə-ˈkā-shən \ noun
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self-replicating
adjectiveself-rep·li·cat·ing | \ -ˈrep-lə-ˌkāt-iŋ \
\Medical Definition of self-replicating
: reproducing itself autonomously
DNA is a self-replicating molecule
Other Words from self-replicating
self-replication \ -ˌrep-lə-ˈkā-shən \ noun
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