clone1 nounclone2 verb
cloneclone1 /kləʊn $ kloʊn/ ●○○ noun [countable] 
Word OriginWORD ORIGINclone1
ExamplesOrigin:
1900-2000 Greek klon ‘small branch’EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- These plants are all clones of the same original plant.
- Can the day of the Stratocaster clone be gone?
- He produced bigger clones by embryo splitting, once deriving a set of quin lambs from an eight-cell embryo.
- It is making arrangements outside for continued support of its clone customers.
- Power Computing was packed with show-goers curious to see the new, low-cost, high-performance Mac clones.
- Quite distinct phenotypic modifications were elicited from the clone by the different ryegrass strains.
- The 50 clones differed on average from one another in 3. 3 vegetative characters.
- The cDNA clones were sequenced from both ends using standard forward and reverse primers.
- When counting the number of links between two probes, missing clones are clearly of no relevance.
Longman Language Activatorsomething that has been copied from something else► copy
Collocations something that has been copied and made to look exactly like something else: · I don't have my original birth certificate. Will you accept a copy?copy of: · Connie left copies of the document on everybody's desk.· a 19th century copy of the popular Rembrandt painting
► photocopy also copy a copy of a piece of paper or a picture that has been made using a machine: · Please send a photocopy of your passport.make a copy: · Can you make seven copies of this, please?
► duplicate an exact copy of something that can be used in the same way, especially when the original one has been lost: · I only have one house key, but I'll have a duplicate made for when you visit.
► model a small copy of a building, vehicle, or machine, made to look exactly like the original building, vehicle etc: model of: · White's team made a model of the new ballpark to show the public.model ship/airplane etc: · There was a shelf in his bedroom full of model planes.scale model (=a model with the same size and distance relationships as the real thing): · The 1957 photo shows him holding a scale model of an ocean liner he built entirely by hand.
► replica a copy of a well-known vehicle, building, or weapon, especially one that is the same size as the original: · a replica fire truck from the 1920sreplica of: · A replica of the space shuttle is parked at the center's entrance.· The building is an exact replica of the original Globe theatre.
► reproduction a copy of an old or valuable work of art or piece of furniture: · The store sells a range of reproduction furniture in Colonial style.reproduction of: · a reproduction of a beautiful Ming vase
► imitation imitation jewellery, furniture, fur etc are copies of expensive things that are made of cheaper material so that they look similar but cost much less: · an imitation sheepskin seat cover · The original woodframe house had been covered with imitation brick siding.
► facsimile an exact copy of an old or valuable document or piece of writing, that is done on the same kind of paper or material it was originally written or printed on: · A facsimile of the 1896 book was published in February.
► backup copy/backup a copy of computer information that you save on a separate disk, so that if something goes wrong with your computer, you will still have the information: · Make sure to make backup copies of all your data.· Don't store the backups near the computer, where someone could easily steal them both.
► clone an animal or plant that is an exact copy of another one, and is produced by taking a cell from another plant or animal and developing it artificially: · These plants are all clones of the same original plant.
WORD SETS► Biologyaerobic, adjectiveafterbirth, nounalgae, nounalimentary canal, nounamber, nounameba, nounamino acid, nounamoeba, nounanaconda, nounanaerobic, adjectiveandrogynous, adjectiveantibody, nounantigen, nounantitoxin, nounappendage, nounarm, nounarmour, nounasexual, adjectiveassimilation, nounatrophy, verbaviary, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounbarnacle, nounbile, nounbinocular vision, nounbio-, prefixbiochemistry, nounbiodegradable, adjectivebiodiversity, nounbiohazard, nounbiological, adjectivebiological clock, nounbiology, nounbiomass, nounbiome, nounbiosphere, nounblind, nounbrain, nounbreathe, verbbreed, verbbreed, nounbreeding, nounbristle, nounbulb, nouncapsule, nouncarbohydrate, nouncarbon dioxide, nouncarnivore, nouncell, nouncellular, adjectivecellulose, nouncentral nervous system, nouncervical, adjectivecholesterol, nounchromosome, nouncirculation, nouncirculatory, adjectiveclass, nounclone, nouncold-blooded, adjectiveconceive, verbconch, nounconnective tissue, nouncopulate, verbcoral reef, nouncornea, nouncoronary, adjectivecorpuscle, nouncortex, nouncortisone, nouncowrie, nouncrab, nouncrawfish, nouncrayfish, nouncreature, nouncross, verbcrossbreed, nounculture, nouncytoplasm, noundecay, verbdecay, noundecompose, verbdefecate, verbdenizen, noundextrose, noundiaphragm, noundigest, verbdigestion, noundigestive, adjectiveDNA, noundorsal, adjectivedry rot, nounduct, noundwarf, noundwarf, adjectiveecological, adjectiveecology, nounecosystem, nounegg, nounejaculate, verbembryo, nounembryonic, adjectiveenzyme, nounepidermis, nounevolution, nounevolutionary, adjectiveexcrement, nounexcrescence, nounexcrete, verbexcretion, nounexhale, verbexoskeleton, nounextinction, nounfaeces, nounfamily, nounfang, nounfat, nounfatty acid, nounfauna, nounfeces, nounfeed, verbfemale, adjectivefemale, nounferment, verbferment, nounfertile, adjectivefertility, nounfertilize, verbfission, nounflank, nounflatulence, nounflesh, nounfleshy, adjectiveflightless, adjectiveflora, nounfoetal, adjectivefoetus, nounfoliage, nounfossil, nounfreak, nounfreshwater, adjectivefructose, noungamete, nounganglion, noungene, noungene pool, noungenera, genetic, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic fingerprinting, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenus, noungestation, noungland, nounglandular, adjectiveglucose, noungluten, noungonad, noungrass snake, noungrow, verbgrowth, nounhabitat, nounhaemoglobin, nounhearing, nounheart, nounhemisphere, nounherbivore, nounhereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhermaphrodite, nounhibernate, verbhistamine, nounhoming, adjectivehormone, nounhost, nounimpregnate, verbimpulse, nounincubate, verbindigenous, adjectiveinfected, adjectiveinfertile, adjectiveinfest, verbingest, verbinhale, verbinseminate, verbinsensate, adjectiveinsulin, nounintegument, nounintercourse, nouninterferon, nounintestine, nouninvertebrate, nouninvoluntary, adjectiveiris, nounjaw, nounjelly, nounkidney, nounkrill, nounlactate, verblactation, nounlactic acid, nounleech, nounleg, nounlesser, adjectivelichen, nounlife, nounlife cycle, nounlife form, nounligament, nounlimb, nounlimpet, nounlipid, nounliver, nounliving fossil, nounlocomotion, nounlymph, nounlymph node, nounmale, adjectivemale, nounmammal, nounmandible, nounmate, nounmate, verbmembrane, nounmetabolism, nounmetabolize, verbmetamorphosis, nounmicrobe, nounmicrobiology, nounmicroorganism, nounmicroscopic, adjectivemigrate, verbmigratory, adjectivemiscarriage, nounmolar, nounmorphology, nounmotor, adjectivemould, nounmouth, nounmucous membrane, nounmucus, nounmulticellular, adjectivemuscle, nounmuscular, adjectivemutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnatural history, nounnatural selection, nounnature, nounneck, nounnectar, nounnerve, nounnervous, adjectivenervous system, nounneural, adjectiveneuro-, prefixneurology, nounnode, nounnose, nounnostril, nounnucleic acid, nounnucleus, nounnutrient, nounnutriment, nounoesophagus, nounoestrogen, nounolfactory, adjectiveoptic, adjectiveorgan, nounorganic, adjectiveorganic chemistry, nounorganism, nounorifice, nounossify, verbosteo-, prefixoutgrowth, nounova, ovary, nounoverwinter, verboviduct, nounoviparous, adjectiveovulate, verbovum, nounparasite, nounpathogen, nounpedigree, nounpelvic, adjectivepelvis, nounpenile, adjectivepenis, nounpepsin, nounperiod, nounperspiration, nounperspire, verbphotosynthesis, nounphylum, nounpigment, nounpigmentation, nounplankton, nounplasma, nounpollinate, verbpostnatal, adjectivepregnancy, nounpregnant, adjectivepremature, adjectiveprenatal, adjectiveproduct, nounproliferation, nounpropagate, verbprotein, nounprotoplasm, nounprotozoan, nounpuberty, nounpulmonary, adjectivepulp, nounpulsation, nounputrefy, verbputrid, adjectivered blood cell, nounregurgitate, verbrenal, adjectivereproduce, verbreproduction, nounreproductive, adjectiverespiration, nounrespiratory, adjectiverespire, verbretina, nounroot, nounrot, verbrot, nounruff, nounsac, nounsaliva, nounsalivary gland, nounsalivate, verbsaltwater, adjectivescale, nounscallop, nounscaly, adjectivesebaceous, adjectivesecrete, verbsecretion, nounsemen, nounsense organ, nounsensory, adjectiveserum, nounsex, nounsex, verbsexless, adjectivesexual intercourse, nounsheath, nounshell, nounsibling, nounskeletal, adjectiveskeleton, nounskin, nounskull, nounspasm, nounspasmodic, adjectivespecies, nounspecimen, nounsperm, nounspiderweb, nounspinal cord, nounspine, nounspineless, adjectivestarch, nounstem cell, nounstimulate, verbstimulus, nounstrain, nounsubject, nounsubspecies, nounsucker, nounsucrose, nounsweat, verbsweat, nounsweat gland, nounsymbiosis, nounsystemic, adjectivetail, nountaxonomy, nounteeth, testosterone, nountest-tube baby, nountissue, nountrachea, nountube, noununicellular, adjectiveurethra, nounuric, adjectiveurinate, verburine, nounvariety, nounvector, nounvein, nounvenom, nounvenomous, adjectiveventricle, nounvertebra, nounvertebrate, nounvivisection, nounwarm-blooded, adjectivewean, verbwildlife, nounwindpipe, nounyolk, noun
COLLOCATIONS FROM THE CORPUSVERB► produce
1 technical an animal or plant produced by scientists from one cell of another animal or plant, so that they are exactly the same2 technical a computer that is built as an exact copy of a more famous computer: · Note that his method of producing clones was irreducibly simple: just breaking an embryo apart.· Dandelions produce seeds that are clones of themselves.· Note, too, that Driesch did not set out simply to produce clones of sea-urchins.· Right-to-life advocates worry that embryos will be wasted or discarded in attempts to produce a successful clone.· He produced bigger clones by embryo splitting, once deriving a set of quin lambs from an eight-cell embryo.· Note yet again, however, that it was not their prime intention to produce clones.
an IBM clone3informal someone or something that looks and behaves exactly the same as someone or something elseclone of She’s an exact clone of her sister!clone1 nounclone2 verb
cloneclone2 ●○○ verb [transitive] Verb TableVERB TABLE
clone
| Simple Form | ||
| Present | I, you, we, they | clone |
| he, she, it | clones | |
| Past | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | cloned |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have cloned |
| he, she, it | has cloned | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had cloned |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will clone |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have cloned |
| Continuous Form | ||
| Present | I | am cloning |
| he, she, it | is cloning | |
| you, we, they | are cloning | |
| Past | I, he, she, it | was cloning |
| you, we, they | were cloning | |
| Present perfect | I, you, we, they | have been cloning |
| he, she, it | has been cloning | |
| Past perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | had been cloning |
| Future | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will be cloning |
| Future perfect | I, you, he, she, it, we, they | will have been cloning |
EXAMPLES FROM OTHER DICTIONARIES
Thesaurus- It is only a matter of time before we are able to clone human beings.
- The process allowed Scottish scientists to clone the sheep named Dolly.
- Schools that excel and attract more students rarely grow or clone themselves.
Longman Language Activatorto copy something► copy
1to make an exact copy of a plant or animal by taking a cell from it and developing it artificially2to copy the number of someone else’s mobile phone onto a new chip and then use that number on a different telephone, so that the mobile phone’s owner receives the telephone bill to produce something that is exactly the same as something else or that is very similar to it: · Would you go down to the print room and copy these documents for me?· They were arrested for illegally copying video recordings.· Each artist was asked to copy the scene exactly as he or she saw it.copy something from/into/onto something: · The drawings had been copied from photographs.· Copy all the files onto disk.
► make a copy to copy something using a machine: · Can you make some extra copies for the staff?make a copy of: · John said he'd make a copy of the will and send it over to the house.· The program does not automatically make backup copies of your files.
► photocopy also copy to copy a piece of paper with writing or pictures on it, using a special machine that makes a photograph of the original: · Photocopy the application before sending it.· This form needs to be copied and sent to Paul with the letter.
► reproduce to print a copy of a picture, document etc especially in a book or newspaper: · We'll need to ask the New Yorker for permission to reproduce the cartoon.· Letters and rare maps are handsomely reproduced in the book.
► clone to make an exact copy of a plant or animal by taking a cell from it and developing it artificially: · The process allowed Scottish scientists to clone the sheep named Dolly.· It is only a matter of time before we are able to clone human beings.
► forge to illegally copy something written or printed, such as a bank note or official document, for dishonest purposes: · Marino obtained the drugs by forging his doctor's signature on a prescription.· He entered the country using a forged passport.
► back up to copy information from a computer onto a disk, so that it can be used if something goes wrong with the computer: back up something: · Don't forget to back up all the new files you create.back something up: · I didn't back the document up and lost the whole lot.
WORD SETS► Microbes/Genetics/Biochembacillus, nounbacteria, nounbacteriology, nounchromosome, nounclone, nounclone, verbcross, verbcrossbreed, verbcrossbreed, nouncross-fertilize, verbculture, nouncytology, nounDNA, noundominant, adjectivedouble helix, nounfraternal twin, noungamete, noungene, noungenetic, adjectivegenetically modified, adjectivegenetic code, noungenetic engineering, noungenetic modification, noungenetics, noungenome, noungenotype, noungerm, nounGM, adjectivehereditary, adjectiveheredity, nounhybrid, nounidentical twin, nounincubate, verbinheritance, nouninsecticide, nounmicrobe, nounMRSA, nounmutant, nounmutate, verbmutation, nounnucleic acid, nounparthenogenesis, nounpasteurized, adjectivepathogen, nounpesticide, nounplasma, nounprotozoan, nounptomaine, nounrecessive, adjectiveRNA, nounsalmonella, nounsuperbug, nountoxin, nountransgenic, adjectivevirus, nounweedkiller, nounX chromosome, nounY chromosome, nounzygote, noun