reproductive
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English
[edit]Adjective
[edit]reproductive (comparative more reproductive, superlative most reproductive)
- Of or relating to reproduction.
- That reproduces.
- 2013 May-June, Katrina G. Claw, “Rapid Evolution in Eggs and Sperm”, in American Scientist, volume 101, number 3:
- In plants, the ability to recognize self from nonself plays an important role in fertilization, […]. Many genes with reproductive roles also have antibacterial and immune functions, which indicate that the threat of microbial attack on the sperm or egg may be a major influence on rapid evolution during reproduction.
Derived terms
[edit]- assisted reproductive technology
- basic reproductive number
- basic reproductive rate
- basic reproductive ratio
- porcine reproductive and respiratory syndrome
- reproductive cloning
- reproductive division
- reproductive health
- reproductive justice
- reproductive medicine
- reproductive organ
- reproductive right
- reproductive system
Translations
[edit]of or relating to reproduction
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Noun
[edit]reproductive (plural reproductives)
- (biology) A reproductive organism (especially such as in an insect).
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