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overduplication

overduplication noun: excessive duplication.

Noun

overduplication (uncountable)

  1. Excessive duplication
    • Cyclin E siRNA did not change the number of cells with a 4C DNA content after Orc1-1 treatment (fig. S13B), which implies that the block of centrosome overduplication in Orc1-1–depleted cells by Cyclin E siRNA was not due to a compete G1 arrest.2009 February 6, Adriana S. Hemerly et al., “Orc1 Controls Centriole and Centrosome Copy Number in Human Cells”, in Science, volume 323, number 5915, →DOI, pages 789–793

Origin of overduplication

From over- + duplication.

Questions about overduplication

What does overduplication mean?
Overduplication means excessive duplication.
What part of speech is overduplication?
Overduplication is a noun.

Words near overduplication in the dictionary

  1. overdunged
  2. overduplicate
  3. overduplicated
  4. overduplicates
  5. overduplicating
  6. overduplication
  7. overdust
  8. overdusted
  9. overdusting
  10. overdusts
  11. overdye

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