1
a
: the aggregate of genetically identical cells or organisms asexually produced by or from a single progenitor cell or organism
b
: an individual grown from a single somatic cell or cell nucleus and genetically identical to it
c
: a group of replicas of all or part of a macromolecule and especially DNA
clones of identical recombinant DNA sequences
2
: one that appears to be a copy of an original form : duplicate
a clone of a personal computer
cloned; cloning
: to produce a clone
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