Meaning & use
Clone
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An organism or cell produced from another through asexual reproduction, genetically identical to its source; also, a close copy or imitation of something.
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Scientists successfully created a clone of the sheep, naming it Dolly.
The new phone was dismissed by critics as a cheap clone of a more popular model.
A note on using this word
Also commonly used as a verb, 'to clone,' meaning to create a genetically identical copy.
Words with a similar meaning
duplicatecopyreplica
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Another way to use it
2. verb
To create a genetically identical copy of an organism or cell.
Researchers cloned the gene to study its function.
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