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WordReference Random House Learner's Dictionary of American English © 2024clone /kloʊn/USA pronunciation n., v., cloned, clon•ing. n. [countable] - Biology
- a living thing that is identical in its genes to the unit or individual from which it was obtained.
- a group of identical individuals that come from the same original individual.
- a person or thing that duplicates another in appearance, etc.:The new computers are clones of the original model.
v. [~ + object] - to produce a copy of:cloned the new machines by using the same microchip.
- Geneticsto cause to grow as a clone:They cloned some remarkable organisms in their laboratory.
clon•al, adj. clon•er, n. [countable] WordReference Random House Unabridged Dictionary of American English © 2024clone (klōn),USA pronunciation n., v., cloned, clon•ing. n. - Biology
- a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
- a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
- 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.
v.t. - to produce a copy or imitation of.
- Genetics[Biol.]
- to cause to grow as a clone.
- to separate (a batch of cells or cell products) so that each portion produces only its own kind.
v.i. - Genetics[Biol.]to grow as a clone.
- Greek kló̄n a slip, twig
- 1900–05
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