Duplication

noun

/djuː.plɪ.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/

Word Frequency: 2.7

Definitions

1.nounThe act of duplicating.

2.nounA folding over; a fold.

3.nounThe act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action.

"duplication of cartilage cells"

4.nounThe act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.

5.nounA nucleotide sequence copied through such a process.

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