A plate of culture medium which has been inoculated with bacteria or fungi transferred from a master plate by means of a disc of velvet or similar material which covers the surface of the plate, thus preserving the original distribution of colonies.
Origin
1950s.
Definition of replica plate in US English:
replica plate
noun
A plate of culture medium which has been inoculated with bacteria or fungi transferred from a master plate by means of a disc of velvet or similar material which covers the surface of the plate, thus preserving the original distribution of colonies.