Replicator may refer to various things related to
replication:
Science
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Replicator (evolution unit), the theoretical basic unit of evolution in the gene-centered view of evolution
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Replicator (self-replication)
Self-replication is any behavior of a dynamical system that yields construction of an identical or similar copy of itself. Biological cells, given suitable environments, reproduce by cell division. During cell division, DNA is replicated and ca ...
, a component that facilitates self-replication
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DNA replication
In molecular biology, DNA replication is the biological process of producing two identical replicas of DNA from one original DNA molecule. DNA replication occurs in all living organisms acting as the most essential part for biological inheritanc ...
, the process of producing two identical copies from one original DNA molecule
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Replicator (nanotechnology), a device to precisely position molecules to guide chemical reactions
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Clanking replicator
A self-replicating machine is a type of autonomous robot that is capable of reproducing itself autonomously using raw materials found in the environment, thus exhibiting self-replication in a way analogous to that found in nature. The concept of ...
, an artificial self-replicating system that relies on conventional large-scale technology and automation
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Replicator equation, a deterministic monotone non-linear and non-innovative game dynamic used in evolutionary game theory
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Replicator (cellular automaton)
In cellular automata, a replicator is a pattern that produces copies of itself.
In the one-dimensional Rule 90 cellular automaton, every pattern is a replicator. The same is true in the life-like cellular automaton rule Replicator (B1357/S1357 ...
, a pattern
In culture
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Replicator (''Stargate''), a fictional species in the Stargate universe
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Replicator (''Star Trek''), a fictional technology in the Star Trek universe
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Replicator (band), a noise rock band from Oakland, California
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