Definitions for cloning
cloning
clon·ing
Spelling: [kloh-ning]
IPA: /ˈkloʊ nɪŋ/
Cloning is a 7 letter English word.
It's valid Scrabble word worth 10 points.
It's valid Words with friends word worth 15 points.
You can make 108 anagrams from letters in cloning (cgilnno).
Definitions for cloning
noun
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the process of producing a clone.
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Biology.
a cell, cell product, or organism that is genetically identical to the unit or individual from which it was derived.
a population of identical units, cells, or individuals that derive from the same ancestral line.
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a person or thing that duplicates, imitates, or closely resembles another in appearance, function, performance, or style:
verb (used with object)
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to produce a copy or imitation of.
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Biology.
to cause to grow as a clone.
to separate (a batch of cells or cell products) so that each portion produces only its own kind.
verb (used without object)
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Biology. to grow as a clone.
Origin of cloning
First recorded in 1955-60; clone + -ing1
Examples for cloning
In an op-ed for the Boston Globe, he claimed that the issue of cloning had led him to reassess his position on abortion rights.
But then again, they didn't really have AI, surrogacy and cloning to contend with back then, did they?