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(genetic biology)

Grammar: verb
verb forms: propagates, propagated, propagating
Definition:
~ to cause an organism to multiply or breed

~ to breed offspring

~ to transmit characteristics from one generation to another
Example:
1. The only way to propagate life within an individual is to copy DNA so that new cells can be produced by cell division.

2. Beneficial mutations in reproductive tissue are propagated by natural selection.
Related Word: propagation (noun)