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clone
(klōn)n.
1. A group of cells or organisms that are descended from and genetically identical to a single progenitor, such as a bacterial colony whose members arose from a single original cell.
2. An organism developed asexually from another and genetically identical to it, such as an animal produced from an egg cell into which the nucleus of an adult individual has been transferred.
3. A DNA sequence, such as a gene, that is transferred from one organism to another and replicated by genetic engineering techniques.
4. One that copies or closely resembles another, as in appearance or function: "filled with business-school clones in gray and blue suits" (Michael M. Thomas).
v. cloned, clon·ing, clones
v.tr.
1. To make multiple identical copies of (a DNA sequence).
2. To create or propagate (an organism) from a clone cell: clone a sheep.
3. To reproduce or propagate asexually: clone a plant variety.
4. To produce a copy of; imitate closely: "The look has been cloned into cliché" (Cathleen McGuigan).
v.intr.
To grow as a clone.
[Greek klōn, twig.]
clon′al (klō′nəl) adj.
clon′al·ly adv.
clon′er n.
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clone
(kləʊn)n
1. (Genetics) a group of organisms or cells of the same genetic constitution that are descended from a common ancestor by asexual reproduction, as by cuttings, grafting, etc, in plants
2. (Genetics) Also called: gene clone a segment of DNA that has been isolated and replicated by laboratory manipulation: used to analyse genes and manufacture their products (proteins)
3. informal a person or thing bearing a very close resemblance to another person or thing
4. (Telecommunications) slang
a. a mobile phone that has been given the electronic identity of an existing mobile phone, so that calls made on the second phone are charged to the owner of the first phone
b. any similar object or device, such as a credit card, that has been given the electronic identity of another device usually in order to commit theft
vb
5. (Biochemistry) to produce or cause to produce a clone
6. informal to produce near copies (of a person or thing)
7. (Telecommunications) (tr) slang to give (a mobile phone, etc) the electronic identity of an existing mobile phone (or other device), so that calls, purchases, etc made with the second device are charged to the owner of the first device
[C20: from Greek klōn twig, shoot; related to klan to break]
ˈclonal adj
ˈclonally adv
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clone
(kloʊn)n., v. cloned, clon•ing. n.
1.
a. a cell, cell product, or organism genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was asexually derived.
b. a population of identical units, cells, or individuals derived asexually from the same ancestral line.
2. a person or thing that duplicates, imitates, or closely resembles another in appearance, function, etc.: The new computers are clones of the original model.
v.t. 3. to produce a copy or imitation of.
4.
v.i. a. to cause to grow as a clone.
b. to separate (a batch of cells or cell products) so that each portion produces only its own kind.
5. to grow as a clone.
[1900–05; < Greek klṓn a slip, twig]
clon′al, adj.
clon′al•ly, adv.
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clone
(klōn)Noun
1. A cell, group of cells, or organism that is produced asexually from a single ancestor. The cells of an individual plant or animal are clones because they all descend from a single fertilized cell. A clone may be produced by fission, in the case of single-celled organisms, or by budding, as in the hydra. Some plants can produce clones from horizontal stems, such as runners. Clones of cells and some plants and animals can also be produced in a laboratory.
2. A copy of a sequence of DNA, as from a gene, that is produced by genetic engineering. The clone is then transplanted into the nucleus of a cell from which genetic material has been removed.
Verb
1. To produce or grow a cell, group of cells, or organism from a single original cell.
2. To make identical copies of a DNA sequence. See more at genetic engineering.
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clone
Past participle: cloned
Gerund: cloning
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clone
A group of genetically identical plants produced by vegetative propagation, such as by cutting, grafting or division.
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| Noun | 1. |  clone - a person who is almost identical to anothercolloquialism - a colloquial expression; characteristic of spoken or written communication that seeks to imitate informal speech look-alike, double, image - someone who closely resembles a famous person (especially an actor); "he could be Gingrich's double"; "she's the very image of her mother" |
| 2. | clone - a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction | |
| 3. | clone - an unauthorized copy or imitation copy - a thing made to be similar or identical to another thing; "she made a copy of the designer dress"; "the clone was a copy of its ancestor" | |
| Verb | 1. | clone - make multiple identical copies of; "people can clone a sheep nowadays" |
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Translations
اِسْتِنْسَاخنُسْخَهيَسْتَنْسِخيَسْتَنْسِخُ
klonklonovat
klonkloneformere ukønnet
kloonataklooni
klonklonirati
klónklónoz
クローンクローンを作る
무성 생식을 하다클론
klonavimasklonuotas augalasklonuotas gyvulysklonuoti
klonovaťrozmnožovať nepohlavnou cestou
klon
klonklona
ทำให้กำเนิดมาจากเซลล์เดียวกันสิ่งมีชีวิตที่เกิดมาจากเซลล์เดียวกัน
hệ vô tínhnhân bản
Collins Spanish Dictionary - Complete and Unabridged 8th Edition 2005 © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1971, 1988 © HarperCollins Publishers 1992, 1993, 1996, 1997, 2000, 2003, 2005
clone
[ˈkləʊn]Collins English/French Electronic Resource. © HarperCollins Publishers 2005
Collins German Dictionary – Complete and Unabridged 7th Edition 2005. © William Collins Sons & Co. Ltd. 1980 © HarperCollins Publishers 1991, 1997, 1999, 2004, 2005, 2007
Collins Italian Dictionary 1st Edition © HarperCollins Publishers 1995
clone
(kləun) verb to produce a copy of an animal or plant from a single cell of that animal or plant.
noun a copy of an animal or plant produced from that animal or plant.
cloning noungenetic cloning.
Kernerman English Multilingual Dictionary © 2006-2013 K Dictionaries Ltd.
clone
→ اِسْتِنْسَاخ, يَسْتَنْسِخُ klon, klonovat klon, klone Klon, klonen κλωνοποιώ, κλώνος clon, clonar kloonata, klooni clone, cloner klon, klonirati clonare, clone クローン, クローンを作る 무성 생식을 하다, 클론 klonen, kloon klon, klone klon, sklonować clonar, clone клонировать, копия klon, klona ทำให้กำเนิดมาจากเซลล์เดียวกัน, สิ่งมีชีวิตที่เกิดมาจากเซลล์เดียวกัน klon, klonlamak hệ vô tính, nhân bản 克隆Multilingual Translator © HarperCollins Publishers 2009
clone
n. clon, reproducción o copia idéntica.
English-Spanish Medical Dictionary © Farlex 2012
clone
n clon mEnglish-Spanish/Spanish-English Medical Dictionary Copyright © 2006 by The McGraw-Hill Companies, Inc. All rights reserved.