Clone
Definition, Meaning & Examples
Pronunciation /kloʊn/ · Part of speech noun
Quick meaning: Clone is a noun meaning A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
Meaning
A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
More Meanings
- (cytology) A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.
- A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
- (informal) A person who is exactly like or very similar to another person, in terms of looks or behavior.
- (LGBTQ, slang) A Castro clone.
- (transitive) To create a clone of.
Example Sentences
This new species is a clone of the mimosa plant.
Some of me is clone, but a good part of me is still disco.
The computer manufacturer produced IBM PC clones in the 1990s.
[…] each identified blastomere, and the clone of its descendant cells, plays a specific role in later development
Word Forms
- clones
- clon
- cloning
- cloned
Synonyms for clone
Depending on context, synonyms include clon.
Related Words
Related dictionary entries include clon, twin, replicate, copy, duplicate, strain.
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