replicative
Americanadjective
Etymology
Origin of replicative
Example Sentences
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In addition to the differences in morphology and genetics mentioned above, the Baltimore classification scheme groups viruses according to how the mRNA is produced during the replicative cycle of the virus.
From Textbooks • Jun. 9, 2022
Cryo-EM structures of the eukaryotic replicative helicase bound to a translocation substrate.
From Nature • Feb. 27, 2018
It is a replicative vaccine; the virus in it generates a low-grade infection that provokes the immune system to pump out antibodies against Ebola.
From Scientific American • Nov. 17, 2014
Anti-HIV drugs inhibit viral replication at many different phases of the HIV replicative cycle.
From Textbooks • Apr. 25, 2013
Language is a replicator; or better yet, it is a replicative medium.
From The Civilization of Illiteracy by Nadin, Mihai
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