1. (n.) An answer; a reply.

2. (n.) The reply of the plaintiff, in matters of fact, to the defendant's plea.

3. (n.) Return or repercussion, as of sound; echo.

4. (n.) A repetition; a copy.

Altmann theory DNA De Vries theory Galtonian theory Mendelianism Mendelism RNA Verworn theory Weismann theory Weismannism Wiesner theory acknowledgment allele allelomorph answer answering antiphon back answer back talk backchat birth character chromatid chromatin chromosome clone comeback conduplication confutation contraremonstrance copying counteraccusation counterblast countercharge counterclaim counterpart counterreply counterstatement defense determinant determiner diathesis ditto double doubling dupe duplicate duplication echo endowment eugenics evasive reply facsimile factor gemination gene genesiology genetic code genetics hereditability heredity heritability heritage imitation inborn capacity ingemination inheritability inheritance iteration matrocliny model patrocliny pharmacogenetics quadruplicate reaction ready reply rebuttal rebutter receipt recessive character reduplication refutation reiteration rejoinder repartee repetition replica reply repost representation reproduction rescript rescription respondence response responsion responsory retort return reverberation riposte short answer snappy comeback surrebuttal surrebutter surrejoinder triplicate twinning witty reply witty retort yes-and-no answer