replication

[rep-li-key-shuhn] / ˌrɛp lɪˈkeɪ ʃən /

NOUN

copy

Synonyms

STRONGEST

reproduction

STRONG

Photostat Xerox archetype carbon cast clone counterfeit counterpart ditto duplicate effigy ersatz facsimile forgery image impersonation impression imprint likeness microfiche mimeograph miniature mirror model offprint parallel pattern photocopy photograph portrait print reduplication reflection replica representation reprint rubbings similarity simulacrum simulation study tracing transcript transcription type

WEAK

carbon copy ectype hard copy

Antonyms

STRONG

difference dissimilarity entity opposite original unlikeness

Example Sentences

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For RNA viruses, such as influenza, survival is equivalent to replication.

From Salon

But only six CBO models have appeared, mostly fragments that don’t permit full replication.

From The Wall Street Journal

But, he adds, the findings are “very preliminary and need replication. I am interested to see where they take it, but it is far from being used clinically on humans.”

From MarketWatch

As it became apparent that not all viruses behaved alike, Baltimore launched a new classification system, one that is still in use, grouping them by families according to their genomes and replication systems.

From Los Angeles Times

Mutations are copying errors that occur naturally during the replication process.

From Salon

replication

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