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- Biology a group of organisms or cells produced asexually from one ancestor or stock, to which they are genetically identical【生】克隆, 无性系, 纯系。
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- an individual organism or cell so produced无性繁殖的生物, 克隆生物（细胞）。
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- a person or thing regarded as identical with another相仿人, 模仿人; 相仿物, 复制品：
guitarists who are labelled Hendrix clones.
被称为亨德里克斯第二的吉他手们。
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- a microcomputer designed to simulate exactly the operation of another, typically more expensive, model仿制微机, 兼容产品（尤指仿制昂贵大品牌的微型计算机）：
an IBM PC clone.
一台IBM个人电脑的仿制微机。
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- informal (within gay culture) a homosexual man who adopts an exaggeratedly macho appearance and style of dress〈非正式〉（同性恋文化圈内用语）外表、着装夸大男性气概的男同性恋者。
with obj.
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of the hundreds of new plants cloned the best ones are selected.
在上百株经无性繁殖产生的植物里挑选出了最佳品种。
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- make an identical copy of复制。
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- Biochemistry replicate (a fragment of DNA placed in an organism) so that there is sufficient to analyse or use in protein production【生化】复制, 克隆（生物体内DNA片断）。
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- illegally copy the security codes from (a mobile phone) to one or more others as a way of obtaining free calls非法复制（移动电话）的安全密码给他人获取免费通话。
派生词
clonal
adjective词源
early 20th cent.: from Greek klōn 'twig'.