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du⋅pli⋅ca⋅tion

[doo-pli-key-shuhn, dyoo-]
–noun
1. an act or instance of duplicating.
2. the state of being duplicated.
3. a duplicate.
4. Genetics. a type of chromosomal aberration in which a region of the chromosome is repeated.

Origin:
1490–1500; (< AF) < L duplicātiōn- (s. of duplicātiō), equiv. to duplicāt(us) (see duplicate ) + -iōn- -ion
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du·pli·ca·tion   (dōō'plĭ-kā'shən, dyōō'-)   
n.  
    1. The act or procedure of duplicating.

    2. The condition of being duplicated.

    3. The occurrence of a repeated section of genetic material in a chromosome.

    4. The formation of such a duplication.

  1. A duplicate; a replica.

  2. Genetics

    1. The occurrence of a repeated section of genetic material in a chromosome.

    2. The formation of such a duplication.

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Main Entry: du·pli·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "dü-pli-'kA-sh&n, "dyü-
Function: noun
: the act, process, or result of duplicating
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Main Entry: du·pli·ca·tion
Pronunciation: "d(y)ü-pli-'kA-sh&n
Function: noun
1 : the act or process of duplicating : the quality or state of being duplicated
2 : a part of a chromosome in which the genetic material is repeated; also : the process of forming a duplication
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duplication du·pli·ca·tion (d&oomacr;'plĭ-kā'shən, dy&oomacr;'-)
n.
The existence or growth into two corresponding parts.

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