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reproduction

[ree-pruh-duhk-shuhn]

noun

the act or process of reproducing.

the state of being reproduced.

something made by reproducing an original; copy; duplicate: a photographic reproduction; a reproduction of a Roman vase.

Biology. the natural process among organisms by which new individuals are generated and the species perpetuated.

Origin:
1650–60; re- + production

Related forms

non·re·pro·duc·tion, noun

self-re·pro·duc·tion, noun

Synonyms
3. replica, facsimile. 4. generation, propagation.

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Mechanical and, more recently, digital reproduction have increased greatly the capacity to copy images.

In other words, reproduction was necessary for her marriage to survive.

In this case, the ability to control fertility, which revealed the desire to limit reproduction.

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Mechanical and, more recently, digital reproduction have increased greatly the capacity to copy images.

In other words, reproduction was necessary for her marriage to survive.

In this case, the ability to control fertility, which revealed the desire to limit reproduction.

Reproduction is one important tool for the survival of human species.

Knowlton has been trying to help reefs survive by better understanding coral reproduction.

The females' hiding is likely due to the burdens of reproduction.

Evolutionary scientists have never had difficulty explaining the male orgasm, closely tied as it is to reproduction.

Instead, they believe that people who are strangers to women have the right to control their reproduction.

Staying alive is expensive, using resources that might otherwise be devoted to reproduction.

Each winner receives a reproduction of the sculpture.

Elephant researchers believe they can boost captive-animal reproduction rates and reverse a potential population crash in zoos.

Biologists have known for over a hundred years about the exploding nature of peat moss reproduction.

It contains off-color innuendoes about human and plant reproduction.

Not simply the reproduction of imagined disciplinary boundaries.

The resulting compromise maximises reproduction over a lifetime at the expense of the body's gradual deterioration.

Evidence of reproduction by internal fertilization has been discovered in a large group of ancient jawed fish.

Solitary queens, on the other hand, have to do all the duties of reproduction.

They enable individuals to recognize others of their species, advertising the possibility of reproduction.

Academic mothers should unblushingly total up the time spent on reproduction and credit it on their vitas.

Most cells have already stopped dividing in the run-up to reproduction.

Human instincts are basically innate drives that have evolved to insure survival and reproduction.

Just as in biological evolution, small changes in the fundamental constants can occur in the course of reproduction.

On the down side, though, mirror life wouldn't have any predators or diseases to limit its reproduction.

It transformed the lives of millions and also helped reshape the role of medicine in reproduction.

It would be a shame to not facilitate penguin reproduction because of the human feelings that some people have.

Freeman cited the fact organisms created near-perfect copies of themselves through reproduction.

European nations are practically designed to collapse if by their own collapse in biological reproduction.

They have different origins and functions, and serve essential roles in plant growth, defense and reproduction.

Permanent installation examines the means of plant reproduction.

The study also examined the effects of captivity on reproduction.

Warmer waters lead to more females, thereby disrupting reproduction cycles.

Simple programs can illustrate how evolution works: the environment selects and reproduction amplifies.

Reproduction clothing remakes curvy, feminine shapes from the past.

The team behind the machine says the experiment shows that self- reproduction is not unique to.

By joining a new colony, members of the losing colony gained a chance at future reproduction.

For instance, the practice of revering the perfect reproduction of an artistic or literary work has waned.

As a father of six, he might have added something about women's role in the reproduction of the species.

Life-history traits such as age at first reproduction and prolonged childhood are hard to establish from the fossil record alone.

Their smaller-than-average size may be tied to maximizing reproduction.

They say the two outstanding factors affecting reproduction rates are the amount of sunlight and the temperature.

The jokes he makes in his high-camp nasal voice are too naff for reproduction in an upmarket newspaper.

Their bodies are almost entirely dedicated to reproduction.

There's more detail and clarity in the reproduction of lossless music files.

They were paintings that would lose as little as possible by reproduction in.

Try looking up anything to do with livestock reproduction.

The energy that would typically be used for growth is instead expended on reproduction at a younger age.

Whenever any clique member made a reproduction error, the result was one of the other two peers.

Hendry speculates reproduction strategies may explain some of the conformity.

Klackner's publications are protected by copyright from the inferior reproduction to which imported prints are liable.

But outbreed too far and other difficulties arise as genetic incompatibilities between the parents make reproduction harder.

Its large size and low reproduction rate-females can.

It has excellent color reproduction and brightness, even during sunny days.

And, since the reproduction of universes requires black.

Much of his summer fieldwork has focused on links between owl reproduction and lemming numbers.

The reason for the drop off is because when third world nations become first world nations they drop in reproduction.

If either is the case, the publishers have reproduction rights.

Intensifying the problem is the slow reproduction rate of the reptiles.

Boats are organisms, rowers are genes and the crew swap is reproduction.

The hardest part of forgery is often not the reproduction of the notes, but their distribution.

Scientists keep careful statistics on the abundance, survival, and reproduction of a population to.

But viruses don't consume the bodies of their hosts, they coopt and destroy their cells for reproduction.

Using sound to jump-start reproduction is common among birds, but in mammals it is almost unheard of, experts say.

And to capture that rare view for reproduction can also prove to be an art form in itself.

Our basic unit of reproduction is not the nuclear family.

One theory is that it enables a shorter cycle of reproduction by distributing the costs of the process between the two partners.

All of the frontier states grew more from reproduction than immigration.

Standardized reproduction allowed national advertisers to have the same ad displayed in different cities at the same time.

All creature do this unconsciouslySurvival means avoid the death in any condition reproduction means get immortality.

Casting pollen to the wind is a hit-or-miss method of reproduction.

Larger lobsters tend to eat more crab, which aids in their growth and reproduction.

The research showed that the she-males did not have greater success in reproduction than other males.

Our game is a richly detailed and historically accurate reproduction of an antique mah-jongg set.

Furthermore, female hormones and the role of women in reproduction have been linked to greater longevity.

Here, however, the cell has been caught in the act of reproduction by division.

For one, the plentiful food sources allowed for easier reproduction and a denser population.

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World English Dictionary

reproduction (ˌriːprəˈdʌkʃən)

—n
1.	biology any of various processes, either sexual or asexual, by which an animal or plant produces one or more individuals similar to itself
2.	a. an imitation or facsimile of a work of art, esp of a picture made by photoengraving
	b. Sometimes shortened to: repro (as modifier): a reproduction portrait
3.	the quality of sound from an audio system: this amplifier gives excellent reproduction
4.	the act or process of reproducing
5.	the state of being reproduced
6.	a revival of an earlier production, as of a play

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Medical Dictionary

reproduction re·pro·duc·tion (rē'prə-dŭk'shən)
n.

The act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced.
Recall of a memory.
The sexual or asexual process by which organisms generate others of the same kind.

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Science Dictionary

reproduction

(rē'prə-dŭk'shən) Pronunciation Key
The process by which cells and organisms produce other cells and organisms of the same kind. ◇ The reproduction of organisms by the union of male and female reproductive cells (gametes) is called sexual reproduction. Many unicellular and most multicellular organisms reproduce sexually. ◇ Reproduction in which offspring are produced by a single parent, without the union of reproductive cells, is called asexual reproduction. The fission (splitting) of bacterial cells and the cells of multicellular organisms by mitosis is a form of asexual reproduction, as is the budding of yeast cells and the generation of clones by runners in plants. Many plants and fungi are capable of reproducing both sexually and asexually, as are some animals, such as sponges and aphids.

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