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单词 clone
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clone
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A clone is an organism that's genetically identical to another organism. The clone of a sheep has the exact same DNA as the original sheep.
While most people are fascinated with the idea of identical clones of animals — or even humans — it's much more common for a biologist to create clones of individual cells or molecules for experimental and other scientific uses. You can also describe someone as a clone if they act or look uncannily like another person: "Your cousin is totally your clone." The word clone was first used in botany, the science of plants, from the Greek klon, "twig."
WORD FAMILY
clone: clonal, cloned, clones, cloning+/cloning: clonings
USAGE EXAMPLES
Now, in key positions like quarterback and running back, Alabama uses practice clones who don’t play for Alabama—at least not anymore.
Wall Street Journal(Jan 02, 2017)
Host Josh Gates descends into a sinkhole in Siberia looking for the frozen DNA to help clone a woolly mammoth in tonight’s episode.
Seattle Times(Dec 28, 2016)
In the best tradition of the tech industry, Facebook is cloning features offered by rivals to stay on top of the social-networking pyramid.
Seattle Times(Dec 25, 2016)
1n a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction
Syn|Hyper
clon
being, organism
a living thing that has (or can develop) the ability to act or function independently
2n a person who is almost identical to another
Syn|Hyper
dead ringer, ringer
double, image, look-alike
someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor)
3n an unauthorized copy or imitation
Syn|Hyper
knockoff
copy
a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing
4v make multiple identical copies of
people can clone a sheep nowadays
Hyper
copy, re-create
make a replica of
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