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Where does “clone” come from?

Clone comes from Ancient Greek κλών, meaning a plant cutting or twig.

clone (English): A living organism produced asexually from a...

Definitions

  1. A living organism produced asexually from a...

Ancestry of “clone”, step by step

StepLanguageWordMeaning
1Ancient Greekκλώνtwig, spray, slip

Words derived from “clone”

  • monoclonal
  • clonal
  • polyclonal
  • oligoclonal
  • clonally
  • clonality
  • subclone
  • monoclonality
  • clonotype
  • clonable
  • cloneable
  • hemiclonal
  • nonclonal
  • clonotypic
  • intraclonal
  • biclonal
  • unclonable
  • oligoclonality
  • polyclonality
  • multiclonal
  • polyclonally
  • subclonal
  • interclonal
  • reclone
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