clone

¹clone

noun \ˈklōn\

Definition of CLONE

1

: the aggregate of genetically identical cells or organisms asexually produced by a single progenitor cell or organism

2

: an individual grown from a single somatic cell or cell nucleus and genetically identical to it

3

: a group of replicas of all or part of a macromolecule and especially DNA

—clon·al \ˈklōn-^əl\ adjective

—clon·al·ly \-^əl-ē\ adverb