HyperDic: cloning

English > 1 sense of the word cloning:
NOUNactcloninga general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
cloning > pronunciation
Soundsklow'nihng
Rhymesabducting ... zoning: 2044 rhymes with ihng...
English > cloning: 1 sense > noun 1, act
MeaningA general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell).
Narrowerreproductive cloningmaking a full living copy of an organism
therapeutic cloning, biomedical cloningnuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for transplant
Broaderbiological researchscientific research conducted by biologists
Spanishclonación
Catalanclonació, clonatge

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