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replication

replication

8 4.8
The process where DNA makes a copy of itself before a cell divides
  • noun
  • /ˌrɛplɪˈkeɪʃən/
  • Specialized
translation icon : replicación
  • During cell division, DNA undergoes replication to ensure that each new cell has an identical copy.
  • DNA replication
  • cell replication
  • replication of genes

The difference between transcription and DNA replication are really twofold.

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Examples

  • Only cell lines originating from goats and camels showed efficient replication of MERS-CoV.

    Academic text (2014)
  • The information on viral replication is important for drug design.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Our understanding of hepadnavirus replication is largely derived from animal models.

    Academic text (1994)
  • Cells have small tubes that assemble to help with cell division and DNA replication, then break back down.

  • So high replication rate met high error rate and therefore HIV was able to mutate very quickly.

  • The current study serves as a replication of the aforementioned investigation on assistant coaches.

    Academic text (2002)
  • For example, sections on DNA replication, translation, and transcription are specific and complicated.

    Academic text (2013)
  • High rates of mutation can be explained predominantly by slippage during DNA replication.

    Academic text (2010)
  • Viral ssRNA serves as a template for viral replication and protein synthesis at the ribosomes.

    Academic text (2007)
  • Instead, DNA replication utilizes a rolling circle intermediate, like the replication of bacteriophage DNA and the DNAs of fungal and plant mitochondria.

    Academic text (2017)

How Complete

replication
  • Specialized
8 4.8
nonreplication
  • Specialized
9.7

Surface Forms

replication singular
replications plural

Morphology

replication = replicate (transparent) = replic + ation

The meaning is clearly derived from 'replicate' with the noun-forming suffix '-ation'.

Etymology

Replication comes from the Latin parts re- 'back' and plicare 'to fold', and is related to the English word duplicate meaning 'to copy'. So in biology replication is the process of DNA making a copy of itself before a cell divides.