English

Etymology

Pronunciation

• Rhymes with: -əʊn

Noun

1. A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
2. A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
3. A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2754

Translations

• Finnish: klooni, kopio
• German: Klon
• Greek: κλώνος [ˈklo̞.no̞s] (means "bough" too)
• Serbian:
  • Cyrillic: клон
  • Roman: klon

• Swedish: klon

Verb

1. To create a clone

Translations

• Finnish: kloonata
• Greek: κλωνοποιώ [klo̞.no̞.pi.ˈo̞] (active voice), κλωνοποιούμαι [klo̞.no̞.pi.ˈu.me̞] (passive voice)
• German: klonen
• Serbian:
  • Cyrillic: клонирати
  • Roman: klonirati

• Swedish: klona

References

• C.L. Pollard. "'Clon' versus 'clone'". Science (new series) 22:469, 1905.
• C.L. Pollard. "On the spelling of 'clon'". Science (new series) 22:87-88, 1905.
• W.T. Stearn. "The use of the term 'clone'". Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 74:41-47, 1949.

Italian

Noun

1. clone

Related terms

• clonare
• clonato

Spanish

Noun

1. clone

See also

• copia
• reproducir

Science

• Clone (B-cell biology), a process of immunological B-cell maturation
• Clone (genetics), in molecular biology, an exact replica of all or part of a macromolecule (e.g. DNA)
• Clone (plant), in horticulture and biology, any organism whose genetic information is identical to that of a "mother organism" from which it was created
• Clone (cell biology), a group of identical cells naturally derived from a common mother cell; of significance in vertebrate physiology, and concepts related to immunology and cancer biology.

Computing

• Clone (computer science), a computer made by a third party, such as PC clones or Macintosh clones.
• Clone (database), a complete and modified copy of a database environment that's often used for development or testing purposes.
• Clone (function), various functions in computer programming

Entertainment

Music

• Clone (Threshold album), a 1998 album by British progressive metal band Threshold
• Clone, a song by punk band Avail, from their 1994 album Dixie

Other

• Clone (computer and video games), a game or game franchise heavily inspired by another
• Cl.one, an independent film

Mathematics

• Clone (algebra), a collection of functions with certain properties

Other uses

• Clone (voting), in voting systems analysis, a candidate identical to one already present in an election

See also

• Clones (disambiguation)
• Cloning (disambiguation)