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Etymology
From Greek κλ�ν �twig�. Earlier also spelled clon; see References.

Pronunciation
AHD|kl�n
rhymes|��n

Noun
en-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.

Translations

Finnish: klooni, kopio
German: Klon m
Greek: κλ�νο� [�klo�.no�s] (means "bough" too) m
mid
Serbian:
*Cyrillic: клон m
*Roman: klon m

Swedish: klon c

Verb
en-verb|clon|ing

1. To create a clone

Translations

Finnish: kloonata
Greek: κλ�νο�οι� [klo�.no�.pi.�o�] (active voice), κλ�νο�οιο�μαι [klo�.no�.pi.�u.me�] (passive voice)
German: klonen
mid
Serbian:
*Cyrillic: клони�а�и
*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
wikipedia|lang=it

Noun
it-noun|clon|m|e|i

1. clone#English|clone

Related terms
clonare
clonato

Spanish

Noun
clon m

1. clone

See also
copia
reproducir

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