Definition of "replicative" []

• Of, pertaining to, or causing replication (adjective)

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• "It assumes that replicative templates are competing within replicative compartments, whose selective values depend on the internal template composition via a catalytic aid in replication and "metabolism"."
• "Evolution (both cultural and molecular) simply favours short-term replicative prowess, which does not always correlate with the best long-term outcomes for an organism."
• "Each time a cell divides, the telomeres get shorter, eventually causing the cell to reach a stage called replicative senescence, when it can no longer divide."