Cell
clone cell
clone cell [ klohn sel ]
Subclass of:
Cultured Cells
Definitions related to clone cells:
  • (cell clone) A population of genetically identical cells derived by mitosis from a single progenitor.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Group of genetically identical cells all descended from a single common ancestral cell by mitosis in eukaryotes or by binary fission in prokaryotes; clone cells also include populations of recombinant DNA molecules all carrying the same inserted sequence.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • A group of genetically identical cells all descended from a single common ancestral cell by mitosis in eukaryotes or by binary fission in prokaryotes. Clone cells also include populations of recombinant DNA molecules all carrying the same inserted sequence. (From King & Stansfield, Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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