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Definition clone in British English

clone verb

[transitive] verb
/kləʊn/
1

to create an animal or plant in a laboratory that is an exact copy of another using the original animal's or plant's DNA

Example

They were the first to clone a sheep from adult cells.

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Definition clone in British English