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cloning
clon·ing [ klohn-ing ]
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Any of the techniques that produce identical individuals.NCI ThesaurusU.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
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Cloning describes the processes used to create an exact genetic replica of another cell, tissue or organism. The copied material, which has the same genetic makeup as the original, is referred to as a clone. The most famous clone was a Scottish sheep named Dolly. There are three different types of cloning: Gene cloning, which creates copies of genes or segments of DNA; Reproductive cloning, which creates copies of whole animals; Therapeutic cloning, which creates embryonic stem cells. Researchers hope to use these cells to grow healthy tissue to replace injured or diseased tissues in the human body. NIH: National Human Genome Research InstituteMedlinePlusU.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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Cloning, the process of generating a genetically identical copy of a cell or an organism. Cloning happens often in nature--for example, when a cell replicates itself asexually without any genetic alteration or recombination. Prokaryotic organisms (organisms lacking a cell nucleus) such as bacteria...Encyclopedia Britannica, Inc., 2020
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