Clon (Noun)
Meaning
A group of genetically identical cells or organisms derived from a single cell or individual by some kind of asexual reproduction.
Classification
Nouns denoting groupings of people or objects.
Examples
- Bacteria can replicate rapidly to form a clon of genetically identical cells within a short period of time.
- A clon of plants created through stem cell replication is helpful in producing identical cultivars with desired traits.
- The process of mitosis is necessary to form a clon of unicated daughter cells from a parent cell.
- Stem cells are used to create a clon of cells that are genetically identical and retain the same properties as the parent cell.
- The desired traits in an animal can be magnified by creating a clon of genetically identical offspring through reproductive cloning.