replications
Making identical copies
Replications are acts or instances of replicating—copying, duplicating, or reproducing something.
In scientific research, replications are repeated experiments testing whether original findings hold: Independent replications failed to confirm the study's results.
In biology, replications refer to the process by which DNA copies itself.
The word carries an emphasis on exactness that distinguishes it from mere imitation.
Faithful scaled reproduction
- duplicateExact replica of original
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
- photocopyMachine-made paper duplicate
carbon copy · mirror image · double · twin · counterpart · imitation · transcript · reprint
Hereditary code molecule
- cell divisionParent splitting into offspring
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
- cloningMaking identical copies
Dolly · somatic · nucleus · gene · cellular · tissue culture · organism · transgenic
Systematic investigation procedure
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- verificationProving something accurate
- reproducibilityAbility to repeat findings
- methodologyFormal procedural framework
peer review · validation · trial · results · findings · data · sample size · control group
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
- fertilizationGamete fusion creating zygote
germination · pollination · progeny · multiplication · generation · proliferation · budding · fission
Simulating or demonstrating form
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- computer-generatedMade by machines, not humans
- emulationCopying to rival
- digitalOf discrete data
algorithm · scenario · predictive · software · data · iteration · rendering · Monte Carlo
replica
Faithful scaled reproduction
- duplicateExact replica of original
- facsimileExact reproduction of original
- reproductionCopying or procreation
photocopy · carbon copy · mirror image · double · twin · counterpart · imitation · transcript · reprint · clone
DNA
Hereditary code molecule
- cell divisionParent splitting into offspring
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- genomeOrganism's total hereditary material
cloning · Dolly · somatic · nucleus · gene · cellular · tissue culture · organism · transgenic · viral
experiment
Systematic investigation procedure
- studyDeliberate learning effort
- verificationProving something accurate
- reproducibilityAbility to repeat findings
methodology · peer review · validation · trial · results · findings · data · sample size · control group · statistical
breeding
Reproductive cultivation of organisms
- propagationAct of spreading widely
- offspringBiological descendants produced
- spawningReleasing eggs to reproduce
fertilization · germination · pollination · progeny · multiplication · generation · proliferation · budding · fission · regeneration
modeling
Simulating or demonstrating form
- virtualExisting in effect, not fact
- computer-generatedMade by machines, not humans
- emulationCopying to rival
digital · algorithm · scenario · predictive · software · data · iteration · rendering · Monte Carlo · computational
- researchstudy, research papers, researching, archive, peer review
replicationsoriginals
Authentic first versions
prototypes · archetypes · source materials · master copies · templates
replicationssingularities
Points where quantities become infinite
uniques · one-of-a-kinds · rarities · anomalies · exceptions
replicationsdestructions
Acts of obliterating completely
eliminations · deletions · erasures · abolitions · annihilations
- DNA replicationDuplicating genetic material
- genetic replicationHereditary material self-duplication
- viral replicationPathogen self-copying process