duplication
IPA: djupɫʌkˈeɪʃʌn
noun
- The act of duplicating.
- A folding over; a fold.
- (biology) The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action.
- (genetics) The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.
- (genetics) A nucleotide sequence copied through such a process.
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Examples of "duplication" in Sentences
- The amount of duplication is distressing.
- Half the article is just a duplication of the obituary.
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