misreplicate
misreplicate verb: to make an error during replication.
Verb
misreplicate (third-person singular simple present misreplicates, present participle misreplicating, simple past and past participle misreplicated)
- To make an error during replication.
- During cell division there is a probability that either or both of the master replicons will misreplicate and one of the daughter cells will be missing a master copy.1970, Michael Abercrombie, Jean Brachet, Thomas Joseph King, Advances in Morphogenesis - Volume 8, page 177
- Thus when the second master unit begins to misreplicate, then in cells that still possess both units, the rate of misreplication becomes the same for both master units, even though they were initially lost at different rates.1973, Alfred Marlyn Elliott, Biology of Tetrahymena, page 354
Forms of misreplicate
| third-person singular present | misreplicates |
|---|---|
| present participle | misreplicating |
| past participle | misreplicated |
| past | misreplicated |
Origin of misreplicate
From mis- + replicate.
Questions about misreplicate
- What does misreplicate mean?
- Misreplicate means to make an error during replication.
- What part of speech is misreplicate?
- Misreplicate is a verb.
- What is the past tense of misreplicate?
- The past tense of misreplicate is misreplicated.
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