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clone (iou)



clone noun & verb. E20.
[Greek klon twig, slip.]
A. noun.
A group of organisms (orig. plants) produced by asexual means from a single ancestor to which they are genetically identical. E20.
An individual organism so produced; an animal or person that develops from one somatic cell of its parent and is genetically identical to that parent. L20.
b. Each of two or more identical people, an imitator, a double; a copy, esp. a microcomputer designed to simulate another (more expensive) model. L20.
(Within gay culture) a homosexual man who adopts an exaggeratedly macho appearance and style of dress. L20.
b. verb trans. Propagate or produce as a clone; create genetically identical copies of. M20.
clonal adjective E20.
clonally adverb M20.