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Noun: cloning  klow-ning
  1. A general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene, organism or cell)
Verb: clone  klown
  1. Make multiple identical copies of
    "people can clone a sheep nowadays"

Derived forms: clonings

Type of: biological research, copy, recreate, re-create

Encyclopedia: Cloning

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