An organism or cell that is genetically identical to its parent, produced through asexual reproduction or artificial techniques. Clones have identical DNA sequences and are essentially genetic copies.
From Greek 'klon' meaning 'twig' or 'branch,' referring to how plants can reproduce asexually from branches. The term was introduced into biology in the early 20th century and later expanded to include artificially created genetic copies.
Natural clones are everywhere - every time a strawberry plant sends out runners or a starfish regrows an arm, it's cloning itself! Artificial cloning like Dolly the sheep just mimics what nature has been doing for millions of years.
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