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AUTOREPRODUCTION [3 records]
Record 1 - internal organization data 2012-07-09
Record 1, English
Record 1, Subject field(s)
- Living Matter - General Properties
Record 1, Main entry term, English
- self-replication
1, record 1, English, self%2Dreplication
correct
Record 1, Abbreviations, English
Record 1, Synonyms, English
Record 1, Textual support, English
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
... the most extraordinary attribute of living organisms is their capacity for precise self-replication, a property which can be regarded as the very quintessence of the living state. 2, record 1, English, - self%2Dreplication
Record 1, French
Record 1, Domaine(s)
- Propriétés générales de la matière vivante
Record 1, Main entry term, French
- autoreproduction
1, record 1, French, autoreproduction
correct, feminine noun
Record 1, Abbreviations, French
Record 1, Synonyms, French
Record 1, Textual support, French
Record number: 1, Textual support number: 1 CONT
[...] la caractéristique la plus extraordinaire des organismes vivants est leur capacité à une autoreproduction précise, propriété qui peut être considérée comme la vraie quintessence de l'état vivant. 1, record 1, French, - autoreproduction
Record 1, Spanish
Record 1, Textual support, Spanish
Record 2 - internal organization data 2001-02-27
Record 2, English
Record 2, Subject field(s)
- Recruiting of Personnel
Record 2, Main entry term, English
- inbreeding
1, record 2, English, inbreeding
correct
Record 2, Abbreviations, English
Record 2, Synonyms, English
Record 2, Textual support, English
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Employment of excessive proportions of a higher education institution's own graduates, especially doctoral graduates, as members of the faculty. 1, record 2, English, - inbreeding
Record 2, French
Record 2, Domaine(s)
- Recrutement du personnel
Record 2, Main entry term, French
- autofécondation
1, record 2, French, autof%C3%A9condation
correct, feminine noun
Record 2, Abbreviations, French
Record 2, Synonyms, French
- autoreproduction 2, record 2, French, autoreproduction
proposal, feminine noun
Record 2, Textual support, French
Record number: 2, Textual support number: 1 DEF
Politique qui consiste à restreindre le recrutement du personnel ou l'accession aux postes de direction aux seules personnes qui ont été formées au sein de l'organisation. 2, record 2, French, - autof%C3%A9condation
Record 2, Spanish
Record 2, Textual support, Spanish
Record 3 - internal organization data 1989-03-22
Record 3, English
Record 3, Subject field(s)
- Artificial Intelligence
Record 3, Main entry term, English
- self-reproduction
1, record 3, English, self%2Dreproduction
correct
Record 3, Abbreviations, English
Record 3, Synonyms, English
Record 3, Textual support, English
Record 3, French
Record 3, Domaine(s)
- Intelligence artificielle
Record 3, Main entry term, French
- autoreproduction
1, record 3, French, autoreproduction
correct, feminine noun
Record 3, Abbreviations, French
Record 3, Synonyms, French
Record 3, Textual support, French
Record number: 3, Textual support number: 1 CONT
Il y a autoreproduction lorsque, par un processus couplé à son propre processus de production, une unité en produit une autre dotée d'une organisation semblable à la sienne. Seuls les systèmes autopoiétiques sont capables d'autoreproduction parce qu'eux seuls sont réalisés par un processus d'autoreproduction dans l'espace matériel. 1, record 3, French, - autoreproduction
Record 3, Spanish
Record 3, Textual support, Spanish
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