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Propagate

Definition

verb

(1) To cause an organism to reproduce or breed, especially by natural means.

(2) To transmit or spread (e.g. hereditary characteristic) from one generation to another.

(3) To disseminate or cause to move in some direction, as nerve impulse.

(4) (botany) To produce seedlings by germinating seeds, growing cuttings or by using methods to encourage plant reproduction and growth.


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Word origin: Latin propāgātus from propāgāre (to reproduce, e.g. a plant)
Related forms: propagation


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Why did evolution make intercourse un-pleasurable for women?

... sex enjoyable for * both * males and females, such that both men and women are equally motivated to desire and seek out intercourse in order to propagate their genes. It's as if human evolution only programmed men to seek out intercourse to propagate their genes, not women (because by not deriving ...

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by vanizorc
Sun Dec 02, 2012 12:06 pm
 
Forum: Human Biology
Topic: Why did evolution make intercourse un-pleasurable for women?
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Recombinant DNA not degraded inside transformed cells, why?

... inside the transformed bacteria? All bacterial systems have a system to distinguish between the self and non-self DNA. How does recombinant DNA propagate then?

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by Holmes
Thu Sep 27, 2012 7:38 am
 
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Topic: Recombinant DNA not degraded inside transformed cells, why?
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evolution and endangered species

... has preserved thousands, who from a weak constitution would formerly have succumbed to small-pox. Thus the weak members of civilised societies propagate their kind. No one who has attended to the breeding of domestic animals will doubt that this must be highly injurious to the race of man. ...

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by Luxorien
Wed Sep 19, 2012 5:08 am
 
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by Peta8
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Where do we go from here?

But its all about social selection than natural selection. The best social fit will get selected and will get more opportunities to propagate. By the way social selection is outcome of natural selection only, we can say sub category. So we are getting selected and best fit will survive for ...

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by sachin
Sat Feb 18, 2012 5:07 am
 
Forum: Evolution
Topic: Where do we go from here?
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