duplication

Plural: duplications

Noun

• a copy that corresponds to an original exactly
• the act of copying or making a duplicate (or duplicates) of something
  • "this kind of duplication is wasteful"
• The act of duplicating.
• A duplicate.
• A folding over; a fold.
• The act or process of dividing by natural growth or spontaneous action.
• The act of copying a nucleotide sequence from one chromosome to another.
• A nucleotide sequence copied through such a process.

Examples

• duplication of cartilage cells

Synonyms

duplicate, gemination, doubling, duplation, duplication

Antonyms

bisection