Main Entry: ¹clone

Pronunciation: \ˈklōn\

Function: noun

Etymology: Greek klōn twig, slip; akin to Greek klan to break — more at clast

Date: 1903

1 a : the aggregate of genetically identical cells or organisms asexually produced by 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>

— clon·al \ˈklō-n^əl\ adjective

— clon·al·ly \-nə-lē\ adverb