Reproductive vs Propagating - What's the difference?
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Of or relating to reproduction.
That reproduces.
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As an adjective reproductive
is of or relating to reproduction.As a noun reproductive
is a reproductive organism (especially such as in an insect).As a verb propagating is
present participle of propagate.reproductive
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Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm, volume=101, issue=3, magazine=(American Scientist) , passage=In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, […]. Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.}}
