Medical Dictionary

duplication

noun du·pli·ca·tion \ˌd(y)ü-pli-ˈkā-shən\

Medical Definition of DUPLICATION

1
:  the act or process of duplicating :  the quality or state of being duplicated
2
:  a part of a chromosome in which the genetic material is repeated; also :  the process of forming a duplication

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