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Clon

Noun (Singular: clon; Plural: clons or clon, informal)

Sense 1: A person or thing that is a clone or identical copy of another.

Example Sentence: The sheep Dolly was the first successful clon.

Sense 2: An organism or cell produced asexually from one ancestor to which it is genetically identical.

Example Sentence: The clons of the original plant showed the same characteristics.

Verb (Third person present: clons; Past tense: cloned; Past participle: cloned; Gerund or present participle: cloning)

Sense 1: To make an identical copy of something or someone.

Example Sentence: He cloned the hard drive to ensure data preservation.

Sense 2: To create a genetically identical copy of an organism or cell.

Example Sentence: Scientists successfully cloned a sheep using advanced techniques.

Adjective

Sense 1: Of or relating to clones or cloning.

Example Sentence: The clon genes were found to be responsible for the specific trait.

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