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replication | semiconservative |

As a noun replication

is replication, duplication.

As an adjective semiconservative is

(genetics) describing the process of dna replication in which the two strands of the molecule separate, each acting as a template for the formation of a complementary new strand.

replication

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • Process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
  • * 2014 , Wikipedia,
    • DNA replication is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule.
  • Copy; reproduction.
    • That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.
  • (legal) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
  • (biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.

    • Synonyms

    * repetition * duplication * imitation * copying * reproduction * copy * repeat * carbon copy * duplicate * replica

    semiconservative

    English

    Adjective

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  • (genetics) Describing the process of DNA replication in which the two strands of the molecule separate, each acting as a template for the formation of a complementary new strand.