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duplication

/d(j)u.plɪˈkeɪ.ʃən/ noun B2
  1. The act of duplicating. (countable, uncountable)
  2. A duplicate. (countable, uncountable)
  3. A folding over; a fold. (countable, uncountable)
  4. The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action. (countable, uncountable) · duplication of cartilage cells
  5. The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another. (countable, uncountable)
  6. A nucleotide sequence copied through such a process. (countable, uncountable)

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