Cloning
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verb.
Present participle of
clone
.
noun.
The production of a
cloned
embryo
by
transplanting
the
nucleus
of a
somatic cell
into an
ovum
noun.
The production of an
exact
copy
of an object
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noun.
a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
Word Usage
"˜therapeutic cloning,™ but in this entry it will be discussed under the heading ˜cloning for research and therapy.™"
Hypernym
Words that are more generic or abstract
biological research
Hyponym
Words that are more specific
biomedical cloning
reproductive cloning
therapeutic cloning
Rhyme
Words with the same terminal sound
bemoaning
boning
condoning
droning
groaning
verb-stem
clone