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clone  (kln)
n.
1. A cell, group of cells, or organism that is descended from and genetically identical to a single common ancestor, such as a bacterial colony whose members arose from a single original cell.
2. An organism descended asexually from a single ancestor, such as a plant produced by layering or a polyp produced by budding.
3. A DNA sequence, such as a gene, that is transferred from one organism to another and replicated by genetic engineering techniques.
4. One that copies or closely resembles another, as in appearance or function: "filled with business-school clones in gray and blue suits" (Michael M. Thomas).
v. cloned, clon·ing, clones
v.tr.
1. To make multiple identical copies of (a DNA sequence).
2. To create or propagate (an organism) from a clone cell: clone a sheep.
3. To reproduce or propagate asexually: clone a plant variety.
4. To produce a copy of; imitate closely: "The look has been cloned into cliché" (Cathleen McGuigan).
v.intr.
To grow as a clone.

[Greek kln, twig.]

clonal (klnl) adj.
clonal·ly adv.
cloner n.

clone
Noun
1. a group of organisms or cells of the same genetic constitution that have been reproduced asexually from a single plant or animal
2. Informal a person who closely resembles another
3. Slang a mobile phone that has been given the electronic identity of an existing mobile phone, so that calls made on it are charged to that owner
Verb
[cloning, cloned]
1. to produce as a clone
2. Informal to produce near copies of (a person)
3. Slang to give (a mobile phone) the electronic identity of an existing mobile phone so that calls made on it are charged to that owner [Greek klōn twig, shoot]
cloning n

clone  (kln)
Noun
1. A cell, group of cells, or organism that is produced asexually from and is genetically identical to a single ancestor. The cells of an individual plant or animal, except for gametes and some cells of the immune system, are clones because they all descend from a single fertilized cell and are genetically identical. A clone may be produced by fission, in the case of single-celled organisms, by budding, as in the hydra, or in the laboratory by putting the nucleus of a diploid cell into an egg that has had its nucleus removed. Some plants can produce clones from horizontal stems, such as runners. Clones of other cells and some plants and animals can also be produced in a laboratory. See also therapeutic cloning.
2. A copy of a sequence of DNA, as from a gene, that is produced by genetic engineering. The clone is then transplanted into the nucleus of a cell from which genetic material has been removed.
Verb
1. To produce or grow a cell, group of cells, or organism from a single original cell.
2. To make identical copies of a DNA sequence. See more at genetic engineering.
ThesaurusLegend:  Synonyms Related Words Antonyms
Noun1.cloneclone - a person who is almost identical to another
colloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech
look-alike, double, image - someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother"
2.clone - a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction
organism, being - a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
3.clone - an unauthorized copy or imitation
copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor"
Verb1.clone - make multiple identical copies of; "people can clone a sheep nowadays"
re-create, copy - make a replica of; "copy that drawing"; "re-create a picture by Rembrandt"
Translations
clone [kləun] nclon m

clone [kləun] nclone m
vtcloner

clone [kləun] nKlon m

clone [kləun] nclone m
vtclonare

clone
v clone [kləun]
to produce a copy of an animal or plant from a single cell of that animal or plant. kloon يَسْتَنْسِخ клонирам (na)klonovat klone; formere ukønnet klonieren κλωνοποιώ clonar kloonima پرورش گیاه یا حیوان از طریق تکثیر سلولی cloner לְשַׁבֵּט हू-ब-हू बनाना kopiranje, kloniranje klónoz melakukan kloning clonare クローンをつくる 무성 생식[]하다 klonuoti klonēt klon klonen klone klonować клонировать klonovať klonirati klonirati klona ทำให้กำเนิดมาจากเซลล์เดียวกัน klonlamak 無性繁殖, 克隆 клонувати مماثل ، کلون بنانا sản sinh vô tính 繁殖,
n
a copy of an animal or plant produced from that animal or plant. kloon نُسْخَه организъм, получен чрез деление klon klon der Klon κλώνος clon kloon بافتزاد clonage שִׁבּוּט @@@שִׁיבּוּט$$$ हू-ब-हू jedinka nastala kopiranjem, kopija klón hasil kloning clone クローン 복제 생물[] klonuotas gyvulys/augalas klons mengklon kloon klon klon клон klon klon klon klon สิ่งมีชีวิตที่กำเนิดมาจากเซลล์เดียวกัน yapay yolla üretilmiş hayvan/bitki 克隆 клон مماثل ، کلون dòng vô tính
n cloning
genetic cloning. kloning, kloonvorming اسْتِنْساخ клонинг genetické klonování kloning das Klonen κλωνοποίηση (γονιδίων) clonación kloonimine همانند سازی clone שִׁיבּוּט क्लोनिंग kloniranje klónozás kloning clonazione クローン化すること 유전자 복제 klonavimas klonēšana pengklonan het klonen kloning klonowanie клонирование klonovanie, rozmnožovanie nepohlavnou cestou kloniranje kloniranje kloning การโคลนนิ่ง klonlama 純系化 клонування مماثل بنانے کا عمل dòng vô tính


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We understand that the conclusion will be that foods from livestock clones and their offspring are as safe as foods from animals raised conventionally," says Glenn.
Last year, a team led by Woo Suk Hwang at Seoul National University in South Korea succeeded in making the first human clone and in isolating stem cells from it (SN: 2/14/04, p.
Read on to learn how Hwang's team tweaked the process of sexual reproduction (creation of new life by combining genetic material from a male and a female) to clone human embryos, and how his research may eventually be used to treat deadly or debilitating diseases.
 
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