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  • Cloning, in horticulture and biology, any organism whose genetic information is identical to that of a "mother organism" from which it was created.
  • Clone (genetics), in molecular biology, an exact replica of all or part of a macromolecule (e.g. DNA).
  • Clone (computer science), a computer made by a third party, such as PC clones or Macintosh clones.
  • clone (function), various functions in computer programming including:
  • Clone (computer and video games), a game or game franchise heavily inspired by another.
  • The Rolling Clones, a tribute band, playing music of The Rolling Stones
  • Clone (voting), in the analysis of voting systems, an additional candidate who appears as attractive to each voter as an existing candidate.
  • Clone (database), a complete and modified copy of a database environment that's often used for development or testing purposes.
  • Replica soldier , a cloned troopers from F.E.A.R. universe.
  • A butch or masculine gay man, though the term is mostly associated with the 70s and 80s. The "clone uniform" is mustache, jeans, and white t-shirt.
  • Clone tool, a tool in raster graphics editors to move image information from one area in a picture to another.
  • Cl.one, an independent film.
  • Clone trooper, Republic soldiers in the Star Wars universe.
  • Clone wars: A three year time period in the Star Wars universe that involves the clone army of the republic against the separatist movements in the galaxy.
  • "Clone", a song by Justyc .M. from their 1994 album Dixie.
  • Disk cloning, which involves copying the contents of a computer hard disk to a storage medium or file.
  • Clone High, an animated series about a high school full of clones of deceased historic figures.

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Embryo cloning, adult DNA cloning and therapeutic cloning (845 words)
For cloning's advocates, this is an opportunity to remake mankind in an image of health, prosperity, and nobility; it is the ultimate expression of man's unlimited potential.
The cloned organ would be based on the recipient’s genetic material and would not require the use of debilitating immunosuppressive therapies.
The goal of therapeutic cloning is to produce a healthy copy of a sick person's tissue or organ for transplant.
Cloning - Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia (3141 words)
Frequently, the term cloning is misleadingly used to refer to the identification of the chromosomal location of a gene associated with a particular phenotype of interest.
Thus, nuclear transfer clones from different maternal lineages are not clones in the strictest sense because the mitochondrial genome is not the same as that of the nucleus donor cell from which it was produced.
Megan and Morag cloned from differentiated embryonic cells in June 1995 and Dolly the sheep in 1997.
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