- replication
- n.the process by which DNA makes copies of itself when the cell divides. The two strands of the DNA molecule unwind and each strand directs the synthesis of a new strand complementary to itself.
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Replication — may refer to:;Science * Self replication, an organism making a copy of itself or replicating oneself * Self replicating machines * DNA replication or DNA Synthesis, the process of copying a double stranded DNA molecule * Semiconservative… … Wikipedia
réplication — [ replikasjɔ̃ ] n. f. • mil. XXe; angl. replication ♦ Biol. Mécanisme par lequel le matériel génétique (en particulier les acides nucléiques) se reproduit continuellement sous la même forme. ⇒ duplication. Fourche de réplication : point à partir… … Encyclopédie Universelle
replication — rep·li·ca·tion /ˌre plə kā shən/ n [Anglo French, from Middle French, from Late Latin replicatio, from Latin, action of folding back, from replicare to fold back]: reply Merriam Webster’s Dictionary of Law. Merriam Webster. 1996 … Law dictionary
Replication — Rep li*ca tion ( k? sh?n), n. [L. replicatio. See {Reply}.] 1. An answer; a reply. Shak. [1913 Webster] Withouten any repplicacioun. Chaucer. [1913 Webster] 2. (Law Pleadings) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant s… … The Collaborative International Dictionary of English
replication — late 14c., action of folding back, also legal reply, rejoinder, from Anglo Fr. replicacioun, O.Fr. replication, from L. replicationem (nom. replicatio) a reply, repetition, a folding back, from replicatus, pp. of replicare to repeat, reply, lit.… … Etymology dictionary
replication — [rep΄li kā′shən] n. [ME replicacioun < MFr replication < L replicatio < pp. of replicare: see REPLY] 1. a folding back; fold 2. a reply, or answer; esp., a reply to an answer 3. repetition of a sound; echo 4. the act of repeating,… … English World dictionary
replication — replication. См. ауторепродукция. (Источник: «Англо русский толковый словарь генетических терминов». Арефьев В.А., Лисовенко Л.А., Москва: Изд во ВНИРО, 1995 г.) … Молекулярная биология и генетика. Толковый словарь.
Réplication — Cette page d’homonymie répertorie les différents sujets et articles partageant un même nom. Sur les autres projets Wikimedia : « Réplication », sur le Wiktionnaire (dictionnaire universel) Le mot réplication peut désigner : En … Wikipédia en Français
replication — Repeating a study, in exactly the same format, to check whether the same results are obtained a second or subsequent time (usually by a different researcher). One variation is simultaneous replication of the same study, either in the same context … Dictionary of sociology
replication — noun Date: 14th century 1. a. 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 3. a … New Collegiate Dictionary
replication — /rep li kay sheuhn/, n. 1. a reply; answer. 2. a reply to an answer. 3. Law. the reply of the plaintiff or complainant to the defendant s plea or answer. 4. reverberation; echo. 5. a copy. 6. the act or process of replicating, esp. for… … Universalium
