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Reproductive vs Reproductivity - What's the difference?

reproductive | reproductivity |

As nouns the difference between reproductive and reproductivity

is that reproductive is a reproductive organism (especially such as in an insect) while reproductivity is the condition of being reproductive.

As an adjective reproductive

is of or relating to reproduction.

reproductive

English

Adjective

(en adjective)
  • Of or relating to reproduction.
  • That reproduces.
  • * {{quote-magazine, year=2013, month=May-June, author= Katrina G. Claw
  • , title= 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.}}

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (biology) A reproductive organism (especially such as in an insect).
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    reproductivity

    English

    Noun

  • (uncountable) the condition of being reproductive
  • (countable) The extent to which something is reproducible