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cloning Definition

☆ clon·ing (klōn′iŋ)

noun

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

Etymology: see clone

cloning Usage Examples

Preposition: of

  • cdnas: Savva D & Li B. ( 2001 ) Cloning of metallothionein cDNAs in Carcinus maenas.

Adjective modifier

  • molecular: Molecular Cloning: Laboratory Manual 2nd edn New York, Cold Spring Harbor Laboratory chapter 10, pp 59-61.