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Definition of
replicator noun
from the Oxford Advanced American Dictionary
replicator
noun
noun
NAmE
/
/
ˈrɛpləˌkeɪt̮ər
/
/
(
biology
)
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a gene which causes a section of
DNA
to copy itself
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replicator
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