duplication
Americannoun
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an act or instance of duplicating.
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the state of being duplicated.
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a duplicate.
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Genetics. a type of chromosomal aberration in which a region of the chromosome is repeated.
noun
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the act of duplicating or the state of being duplicated
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a copy; duplicate
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genetics a mutation in which there are two or more copies of a gene or of a segment of a chromosome
Other Word Forms
- nonduplication noun
- preduplication noun
- self-duplication noun
- superduplication noun
Etymology
Origin of duplication
1490–1500; (< Anglo-French ) < Latin duplicātiōn- (stem of duplicātiō ), equivalent to duplicāt ( us ) ( duplicate ) + -iōn- -ion
Example Sentences
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How can European nations better coordinate military spending to avoid duplication?
Their widespread presence suggests that the original gene duplication occurred before the last universal common ancestor emerged.
From Science Daily
“WestEd evaluations included more data and information than just duplication. … They brought other information that is not in the legislation,” said Nathan Evans, vice chancellor for academic affairs at the CSU office of the chancellor.
From Los Angeles Times
The plan to reduce the number of forces is driven by a desire to reduce duplication, and to reduce the huge disparities in performance between forces.
From BBC
Over time, gene duplications occurred during cannabis evolution, allowing these enzymes to gradually become more specialized and efficient at producing individual compounds.
From Science Daily
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