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misduplication en · NOUN

Etymology

From mis- + duplication.

Meanings

1. (countable, uncountable) incorrect duplication
   • According to our previous paper, proton tunneling lead to the misduplication of DNA; that is, in the case of excitation of an electron by light the misduplication of DNA by means of the proton tunneling can more easily occur in the adenine-thymine pair than in the guanine-cytosine pair. 1967, Bulletin of the Chemical Society of Japan - Volume 40, page 25:
   • There is change, but the changes arise out of slight misduplications of the pattern rather than from essential antagonisms. 2001, Wayde Compton, Bluesprint: Black British Columbian Literature and Orature, page 17:
   • When I saw those words I guess I lost my concentration and thought you were thinking something else. Sorry for the misduplication. 2013, Molly Brogan, Chasing Twilight:

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