clone

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Contents 1 English 1.1 Etymology 1.2 Pronunciation 1.3 Noun 1.3.1 Derived terms 1.3.2 Translations 1.4 Verb 1.4.1 Translations 1.5 References 2 Italian 2.1 Noun 2.1.1 Related terms 3 Spanish 3.1 Verb

[edit] English

[edit] Etymology

From Ancient Greek κλών (klōn), “‘twig’”).

[edit] Pronunciation

• enPR: klōn
• Rhymes: -əʊn

[edit] Noun

clone (plural clones)

1. A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
2. A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
3. A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.[1]

[edit] Derived terms

• holoclone
• meroclone
• paraclone
• polyclone

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[edit] Verb

to clone (third-person singular simple present clones, present participle cloning, simple past and past participle cloned)

1. To create a clone

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[edit] References

• C.L. Pollard. "'Clon' versus 'clone'". Science (new series) 22:469, 1905.
• C.L. Pollard. "On the spelling of 'clon'". Science (new series) 22:87-88, 1905.
• W.T. Stearn. "The use of the term 'clone'". Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 74:41-47, 1949.

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[edit] Italian

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[edit] Noun

clone m. (plural cloni)

1. clone

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• clonare
• clonato

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[edit] Spanish

[edit] Verb

clone (infinitive: clonar)

1. first-person singular (yo) present subjunctive form of clonar.
2. formal second-person singular (usted) present subjunctive form of clonar.
3. third-person singular (él, ella, also used with usted^?) present subjunctive form of clonar.