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Cloning - Dictionary Definition and Overview |
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Cloning : (noun)
1: a general term for the research activity that creates a copy
of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
Based on WordNet 2.0
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Cloning : Cloning: The process of making a clone, a genetically identical copy. Cloning can refer to the technique of producing a genetically identical copy of an organism by replacing the nucleus of
an unfertilized ovum with the nucleus of a body cell from the organism.
The first adult mammal cloned was Dolly the Sheep in 1997.
Based on WordNet (r) 2.0 (August 2003)
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