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
Adjusting your reproduction to your circumstances is only natural.
From Slate • May 10, 2026
The bill aims to regulate more tightly an industry that has been accused of turning reproduction into a commodity and exploiting poor, vulnerable women.
From BBC • May 7, 2026
This finding lends support to a long-standing but previously unconfirmed idea that asexual reproduction may offer advantages in extreme environments.
From Science Daily • Mar. 2, 2026
Leeuwenhoek and Huygens were among the first people ever to see human sperm cells, a prerequisite for understanding human reproduction.
From "Cosmos" by Carl Sagan
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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