The phrase "replicative capacity" refers to the ability of something (typically a living organism or a cell) to make copies of itself or reproduce. It indicates how well or efficiently the organism or cell can reproduce or replicate. Full definition
Telomere length predicts replicative capacity of human fibroblasts. (molvis.org)
It is the hierarchical structure of nature that makes it unnecessary for us to imagine that the cosmos is simply a roulette wheel out of which a living cell with replicative capacities accidentally turned up all of a sudden one day long ago. (religion-online.org)
«These results reinforce our previous findings suggesting that interventions that affect replicative capacity can not only impact disease progression, but also the efficiency of transmission to other people,» says senior author Eric Hunter, co-director of the Emory Center for AIDS Research, Georgia Research Alliance Eminent Scholar and a professor of pathology and laboratory medicine at Emory University School of Medicine. (sciencedaily.com)