clone medical definition

1. A cell, group of cells, or organism descended from and genetically identical to a single common ancestor, such as a bacterial colony whose members arose from a single original cell.
2. An organism descended asexually from a single ancestor, such as a plant produced by layering or a polyp produced by budding.
3. A DNA sequence, such as a gene, that is transferred from one organism to another and replicated by genetic engineering techniques.

1. To make multiple identical copies of a DNA sequence.
2. To create or propagate an organism from a clone cell:
3. To establish and maintain pure lineages of a cell under laboratory conditions.
4. To reproduce or propagate asexually.

Related Forms:

• clonal adjective