replication
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Resuming his polio project after the war, he concluded by the early 1950s that eradication would only be achieved if transmission could be prevented through halting viral replication in the gastrointestinal tract.
From The Wall Street Journal • Jun. 21, 2026
The researchers found that excess EXO1 destabilizes newly formed DNA through two main mechanisms, expanding single-stranded DNA gaps and degrading reversed replication forks.
From Science Daily • Jun. 20, 2026
A turquoise William Turnbull sculpture is between them, and another sculpture by Henry Moore is in the background, a seeming replication of Marcia’s stiff stance in her bright pink, floor-length dress.
From Los Angeles Times • Jun. 12, 2026
Mirroring the fashions of previous generations, known as "image replication", is a tactic that North Korean leaders have employed to retain power.
From BBC • May 5, 2026
So the whole notion of replication, in the view of those who argue in this way, is misleading, and there is nothing transparent about experimental knowledge.
From "The Invention of Science" by David Wootton
Vocabulary lists containing replication
Genetics - Inheritance and Variation of Traits
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Genetics - High School
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STAAR Biology: Mechanisms of Genetics
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