clone

[US]/kləʊn/
[UK]/kloʊn/
Frequency: Very High

Translation

n. a plant reproduced asexually from the mother plant; asexual reproduction; a line of genetically identical individuals; cloning
vt. to reproduce asexually, to replicate

Phrases & Collocations

cloning technology

create a clone

clone cells

clone technology

gene clone

Example Sentences

clone a frog; clone a plant variety.

a digest of cloned DNA.

The preparation of mono-cloned antibody of sulfamerazine was studied.

of the hundreds of new plants cloned the best ones are selected.

Only very small proportions of ovals(<0.1%) were found in the normal cultures. 2 clones of fusiform cells and 6 clones of triradiate cells were established.

And the kind that carries clone website, network nobbler can duplicate everyday a few shop identically to about a hundred very website.

Developed before the outbreak of the Clone Wars, Dreadnaught heavy cruisers are among the oldest vessels in active service in the Imperial Navy.

Herpes simplex virus Ⅱ Thymidine kinase gene Angiostation Clone Eukaryon expression vector Fusion gene;

Due to its low aroma and high acid, high production clones of pinot blanc are also used for blending with muscat in Spumante.

In the initial brainstorming sessions for the Clone Wars micro-series, the artists at the Cartoon Network wanted Wat Tambor to figure as a villain.

Homology analysis by BLAST online revealed that the clone F993-G10-A10-deduced encoding protein was similar to Vitellogenin structural genes (yolk protein genes) protein 1 of Caenorhabditis elegans.

We have cloned a novel human gene CRALBPL (cellular retinaldehyde-binding protein-like) containing SEC14 domain from the cDNA library of human fetal brain.

He accused me of being a tax-and-spend liberal, a Jimmy Carter clone, and a waffler who couldn't make up his mind.

Real-world Examples

Modern bananas are all clones of each other.

Source: Connection Magazine

The word monoclonal means a single clone.

Source: Introduction to the Basics of Biology

Rick, did you tell my mom she might be a clone?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Wait, and one more thing. If I were a clone, would you tell me?

Source: Rick and Morty Season 3 (Bilingual)

Each trunk that you can see is a genetically identical clone of the trunks around it.

Source: PBS Fun Science Popularization

Could there someday be lab-grown clones walking around?

Source: One Hundred Thousand Whys

It's a stand of trees, a field of aspens all clones and all connected at the roots.

Source: Scientific 60 Seconds - Scientific American July 2019 Collection

His clone watched him on his knees and spoke.

Source: Tales of Imagination and Creativity

Yeah, I'll, yeah, truly that's, yeah, I think they just wanna see if they can clone me.

Source: Connection Magazine

This is an A.I. clone version of Walter White's voice.

Source: CNN 10 Student English March 2023 Collection

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