clone
n. 无性系 [计] 代用件
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教材释义与例句
克隆；无性系；无性繁殖；靠营养生殖而由母体分离繁殖的植物
an animal or plant produced by scientists from one cell of another animal or plant, so that they are exactly the same
无性繁殖，复制
to make an exact copy of a plant or animal by taking a cell from it and developing it artificially
释义与例句
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A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
克隆
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This new species is a clone of the mimosa plant.
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A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.
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A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
复制
The computer manufacturer produced IBM PC clones in the 1990s.
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A person who is exactly like or very similar to another person, in terms of looks or behavior.
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A Castro clone.
俚语
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To create a clone of.
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及物The scientists were able to clone a sheep.
We cloned the database to perform some testing.
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Coined (in botany) in 1903, based on Ancient Greek κλών (klṓn, “twig”). Figurative use from the 1970s.
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