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reproduction
(redirected from cytogenic reproduction)

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re·pro·duc·tion  (rpr-dkshn)
n.
1. The act of reproducing or the condition or process of being reproduced.
2. Something reproduced, especially in the faithfulness of its resemblance to the form and elements of the original: a fine reproduction of a painting by Matisse.
3. Biology The sexual or asexual process by which organisms generate new individuals of the same kind; procreation.

reproduction
Noun
1. Biol a process by which an animal or plant produces one or more individuals similar to itself
2. a copy of a work of art
3. the quality of sound from an audio system
4. the act or process of reproducing
Adjective
made in imitation of an earlier style: reproduction furniture
reproductive adj

reproduction  (rpr-dkshn)
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.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.reproductionreproduction - the process of generating offspring
biological science, biology - the science that studies living organisms
agamogenesis, asexual reproduction - reproduction without the fusion of gametes
biological process, organic process - a process occurring in living organisms
birthing, giving birth, parturition, birth - the process of giving birth
amphimixis, sexual reproduction - reproduction involving the union or fusion of a male and a female gamete
2.reproduction - recall that is hypothesized to work by storing the original stimulus input and reproducing it during recall
recollection, reminiscence, recall - the process of remembering (especially the process of recovering information by mental effort); "he has total recall of the episode"
3.reproductionreproduction - copy that is not the original; something that has been copied
copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
toy - a nonfunctional replica of something else (frequently used as a modifier); "a toy stove"
4.reproduction - the act of making copies; "Gutenberg's reproduction of holy texts was far more efficient"
scanning - the act of systematically moving a finely focused beam of light or electrons over a surface in order to produce an image of it for analysis or transmission
copying - an act of copying
sound reproduction - the reproduction of sound
5.reproductionreproduction - the sexual activity of conceiving and bearing offspring
sex, sex activity, sexual activity, sexual practice - activities associated with sexual intercourse; "they had sex in the back seat"
miscegenation, crossbreeding, interbreeding - reproduction by parents of different races (especially by white and non-white persons)
multiplication, propagation, generation - the act of producing offspring or multiplying by such production

reproduction
Translations

reproduction [riːprəˈdʌkʃən] nreproducción f
reproduction [riːprəˈdʌkʃən] reproduce nreproduction f
reproduction [riːprəˈdʌkʃən] reproduce nReproduktion f;
(Biol) → Fortpflanzung f
reproduction [riːprəˈdʌkʃən] nriproduzione f

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