ALL meanings of cloning
clon·ing
C c - noun cloning the process of making an identical copy of an organism or cell 3
- noun cloning the technique of producing a genetically identical duplicate of an organism by replacing the nucleus of an unfertilized ovum with the nucleus of a body cell from the organism 3
- noun cloning Present participle of clone. 1
- noun cloning genetic copying 1
- noun cloning 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. 1
- noun cloning a person or thing that duplicates, imitates, or closely resembles another in appearance, function, performance, or style: All the fashion models seemed to be clones of one another. 1
- verb with object cloning to produce a copy or imitation of. 1
- verb with object cloning 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. 1
- verb without object cloning Biology. to grow as a clone. 1
- noun cloning The production of an exact copy of an object. 0
- noun cloning (biology) The production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum. 0