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Meaning of duplication

Source language: EnglishDictionary language: English

duplication

Pronunciation:/djuː.plɪ.ˈkeɪ.ʃən//d(j)u.plɪ.ˈkeɪ.ʃən/

noun

Definitions

  1. The act of duplicating.

  2. A folding over; a fold.

  3. The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action.

    Example: duplication of cartilage cells

  4. The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.