reproductive
adjective
serving to reproduce.
nonreproductive
-
a word derived from
reproductive.
Example Sentences
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Most ants have two morphologically differentiated adult castes -- queens and workers -- each irreversibly specialized for either reproduction or nonreproductive altruism such as foraging, defense and care of maternal brood.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 22, 2024
These DNA changes introduce a diversity to the body’s somatic, or nonreproductive, cells that may be as important to health as the more pervasive alterations inherited from parents.
From Science Magazine ● Aug. 15, 2023
The problem is this: if natural selection favors those organisms which are best at reproducing, then how do castes of nonreproductive insects ever evolve?
From The New Yorker ● Sep. 10, 2018
A great complication is added by the fact that some women, and also some men, are better adapted than others to nonreproductive activities.
From Taboo and Genetics A Study of the Biological, Sociological and Psychological Foundation of the Family by Melvin Moses Knight
