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clone

Syllabification: (clone)
Pronunciation: /klōn/
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Definition of clone

noun

Biology
  • an organism or cell, or group of organisms or cells, produced asexually from one ancestor or stock, to which they are genetically identical.
  • a person or thing regarded as identical to another:successful women don’t want to be male clones
  • a computer designed to simulate exactly the operation of another, typically more expensive, model:an IBM PC clone

verb

[with object]
  • propagate (an organism or cell) as a clone:of the hundreds of new plants cloned, the best ones are selected
  • make an identical copy of.
  • Biochemistry replicate (a fragment of DNA placed in an organism) so that there is enough to analyze or use in protein production.
  • illegally copy the security codes from (a cellular phone) to one or more others as a way of obtaining free calls.

Derivatives

clonal

Pronunciation: /ˈklōnl/
adjective

Origin:

early 20th century: from Greek klōn 'twig'

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