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Old 06-27-2014, 07:11 PM
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Chris Reilly
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Clone
noun \ˈklōn\

biology : a plant or animal that is grown from one cell of its parent and that has exactly the same genes as its parent

: a product (such as a computer) that is a copy of another product produced by a well-known company

: a person or thing that appears to be an exact copy of another person or thing
Full Definition of CLONE
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 adjective
— clon·al·ly adverb
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