Organism Function
reproduction Audio
re·pro·duc·tion [ ree-pruh-duhk-shuhn ]
Subclass of:
Reproductive Physiological Phenomena
Definitions related to reproduction:
  • The generation of offspring by living organisms.
    NCI Thesaurus
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • The production of new individuals that contain some portion of genetic material inherited from one or more parent organisms.
    Gene Ontology Dictionary
    Gene Ontology Consortium, 2021
  • The total process by which organisms produce offspring. (Stedman, 25th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
  • Total process by which organisms produce offspring.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
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