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clone

(genetic biology)

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  • Grammar: noun
    plural:
    clones
  • Definition: a group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction
  • Example:
    1. All cells produced by the process of mitosis are clones.

    2. Asexually produced offspring are really clones of one parent.


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