clone Definition
clone
noun
- 1. biol.
- Any of a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single parent cell or organism by asexual reproduction.
- Any of a large number of identical copies of a gene produced by genetic engineering.
- An imitation of an existing computer or software product, usually cheaper, and produced by a different manufacturer.
- A person or thing that looks like a replica of someone or something else.
- 1. To produce a set of identical cells or organisms from (a single parent cell or organism).
2. To produce many identical copies of (a gene) by genetic engineering.
3. To produce replicas of, or to copy something.
- Example: cloned ideas
adj
