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clone
[klohn]
noun, verb, cloned, clon⋅ing.–noun
| 1. | Biology.
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| 2. | a person or thing that duplicates, imitates, or closely resembles another in appearance, function, performance, or style: All the fashion models seemed to be clones of one another. |
–verb (used with object)
| 3. | to produce a copy or imitation of. |
| 4. | Biology.
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–verb (used without object)
| 5. | Biology. to grow as a clone. |
Origin:
1900–05; < Gk kl
n a slip, twig
1900–05; < Gk kl
n a slip, twig
Related forms:
clonal, adjective
clon⋅al⋅ly, adverb
cloner, noun
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cloning clon·ing (klō'nĭng)
n.
The transplantation of a nucleus from a somatic cell into an ovum, which then develops into an embryo.
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Language Translation for : cloning
Spanish:
clonación,
German:
das Klonen,
Japanese:
クローン化すること
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