reproduction
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R0 is a basic reproduction number measuring the contagion potential of a virus, so an R0 of 2.7 means one infected person will spread it to 2.7 other people on average.
From MarketWatch • May 14, 2026
The heat and fluctuations in rainfall affect reproduction.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
As part of the agreement with the council, Small retained copyright for the sculpture - with any reproduction of it for commercial reasons requiring a separate agreement.
From BBC • Apr. 24, 2026
Many of the genes within these supergenes influence traits essential for survival and reproduction, including vision, hearing, and behaviour.
From Science Daily • Apr. 1, 2026
Genes could, in other words, be transmitted between two organisms without any form of reproduction.
From "The Gene" by Siddhartha Mukherjee
Vocabulary lists containing reproduction
Power Prefix: re-
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Word Generation Science - Life Science
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Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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