biological reproduction
collocation in Englishmeaningsofbiologicalandreproduction
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biological
adjective
uk/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɒdʒ.ɪ.kəl/us/ˌbaɪ.əˈlɑː.dʒɪ.kəl/
connected with the natural processes of ...
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reproduction
noun
uk/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.ʃən/us/ˌriː.prəˈdʌk.ʃən/
the process of having babies, producing young, or producing ...
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(Definition ofbiologicalandreproductionfrom theCambridge English Dictionary© Cambridge University Press)
Examplesofbiological reproduction
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The house was again without a couple to assure itsbiologicalreproduction.
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The less vertical the cultural transmission is, the more important cultural success is relative tobiologicalreproduction.
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Low population density makes access to neighbouring territories and the available mating partners essential for thebiologicalreproductionof the groups living in these environments.
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Nonetheless, it not being possible to programmebiologicalreproductionwith precision, problems of fertility or a high mortality rate often resulted in the lack of a male heir.
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She was responsible for the family's ideological as much as theirbiologicalreproductionand her children's moral and social education, which ensured the longevity of a modern society.
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It includes physical reproduction, the daily regeneration of the waged labour force through cooking, cleaning, washing and so forth, andbiologicalreproductionwhich entails child birth and lactation.
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It was the institution where strategies for the cultivation of their wealth, maintenance of their political power, and their social andbiologicalreproduction, coalesced to sustain each other.
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He was an early researcher into the science ofbiologicalreproduction.
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These replicators respond to selective pressures that may or may not affectbiologicalreproductionor survival.
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They argue that energy was diverted frombiologicalreproductionduring a period when climate irregularities favored small families.
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