clone
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See also cloné
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English [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek κλών (klōn, “twig”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
clone (plural clones)
- A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
- A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
- A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.[1]
Derived terms [edit]
Translations [edit]
living organism (originally a plant)
copy of something already existing
group of identical cells derived from a single cell
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Verb [edit]
clone (third-person singular simple present clones, present participle cloning, simple past and past participle cloned)
- To create a clone.
Translations [edit]
create a clone
References [edit]
- 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.
French [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek κλών (klōn, “twig”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
clone m (plural clones)
Derived terms [edit]
Verb [edit]
clone
- first-person singular present indicative of cloner
- third-person singular present indicative of cloner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of cloner
- first-person singular present subjunctive of cloner
- second-person singular imperative of cloner
Anagrams [edit]
Italian [edit]
Etymology [edit]
From Ancient Greek κλών (klōn, “twig”).
Pronunciation [edit]
Noun [edit]
clone m (plural cloni)
Related terms [edit]
Spanish [edit]
Verb [edit]
clone (infinitive clonar)
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