clone

詳細解釋：

clone

n.（名詞）
A group of genetically identical cells descended from a single common ancestor, such as a bacterial colony whose members arose from a single original cell as a result of binary fission.
無性系：由一共同母體而繁生的一群遺傳因子完全相同的細胞，例如一菌落的成員來源於二分核分裂的單一母細胞
An organism descended asexually from a single ancestor, such as a plant produced by layering or a polyp produced by budding.
無性生殖的有機物：由單細胞無性生殖的有機物，例如經壓植培育的植物或經發芽生成的水螅
A replica of a DNA sequence, such as a gene, produced by genetic engineering.
DNA複製品，克隆：遺傳工程培育的DNA序列的複製品，例如基因
One that copies or closely resembles another, as in appearance or function:
複製品，類似之物：其它的複製品或酷似其他的，如在外觀或功能上：
例句：
.filled with business-school clones in gray and blue suits.(Michael M. Thomas)
.到處都充斥著身穿灰色、藍色西裝的商業人士.(麥可M.托馬斯)

v.（動詞）
cloned,clon.ing,clones
v.tr.（及物動詞）
To make multiple identical copies of (a DNA sequence).
複製，克隆：製成大量（DNA序列）的同樣複製品

To establish and maintain pure lineages of (a cell) under laboratory conditions.
純系生殖：在實驗室條件下建造或保持純正的（細胞）世系
To reproduce or propagate asexually:
無性生殖或繁殖：
例句：
clone a frog; clone a plant variety.
無性生殖的青蛙；無性生殖的植物品種

To produce a copy of; imitate:
模擬，模仿：生成…的複製品；模擬：
例句：
.The look has been cloned into cliché.(Cathleen McGuigan)
.外觀是老一套的樣子.(凱薩琳·麥圭根)

v.intr.（不及物動詞）
To grow as a clone.
無性繁殖：象無性系一樣生長

來源：
Greek klôn [twig]
希臘語 klôn [嫩枝]

【引伸】
clon.al
clon.ally
adv.（副詞）
clon.er
n.（名詞）