Definition of clone
(Entry 1 of 2)
1a : the aggregate of genetically identical cells or organisms asexually produced by or from 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
clone
verbcloned; cloning
Definition of clone (Entry 2 of 2)
: to produce a clone
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The first known use of clone was in 1903
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