clonal
Variant of clone
clone
Definition
☆ clone (klōn)
noun
- Biol. all the descendants derived asexually from a single individual, as by cuttings, bulbs, etc. or by fission, parthenogenesis, etc.
- an individual produced by cloning
- Informal a person or thing very much like another
- Comput. a hardware or software product, esp. a personal computer, designed to function like an original, typically higher-priced, product from another manufacturer
Etymology: < Gr klōn, a twig < klan, to break: see clastic
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