replication
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• noun
In genetics and molecular biology, the biological process by which double-stranded DNA or genetic material produces two identical copies of itself during cell division.
"Errors that occur during DNA replication are usually corrected by specialized cellular repair enzymes."
The action or process of reproducing, copying, or duplicating something, or an exact copy produced by this process.
"The art restorer achieved an exact replication of the original Renaissance brushwork."
In scientific research and statistics, the repetition of an experimental study using the same methodology to verify the reliability and validity of the original findings.
"Independent replication of the clinical trial confirmed the efficacy of the new treatment."
In law, a formal reply made by a plaintiff to a defendant's plea or answer.
"The plaintiff's attorney filed a formal replication addressing each defense raised in the answer."
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Word Origin & Etymology
Borrowed in the late 14th century via Old French from Late Latin replicatio ('a folding back, repetition, or legal reply'), derived from the verb replicare ('to fold back, repeat'), from re- ('back, again') and plicare ('to fold').