Definition
Past tense of clone; created an identical genetic copy of an organism or made an exact duplicate of something.
Etymology
From Greek 'klon' meaning 'twig' or 'branch', reflecting how plants reproduce by branching. The term was coined by botanist Herbert Webber in 1903, later extended to genetics and computing.
Kelly Says
The word 'clone' started with gardeners noticing that some plants could reproduce by creating identical copies through branching, but it became one of the most powerful and controversial concepts in modern science. Dolly the sheep's cloning in 1996 transformed the word from scientific jargon into everyday vocabulary loaded with ethical implications.
Translations
ARالعربية
مستنسخ
mustansakh
CACatalà
clonat
kloh-NAH-t
CSČeština
klonovaný
kloh-NAH-vah-nee
DADansk
klonet
KLOH-neh-t
DEDeutsch
geklont
gah-KLOHNT
ELΕλληνικά
κλωνοποιημένος
kloh-noh-pee-eh-meh-nohs
ESEspañol
clonado
KLOH-nah-thoh
FISuomi
kloonattu
KLOH-nah-ttoo
FRFrançais
cloné
kloh-NEH
HEעברית
משוכפל
meh-shoh-kah-PEL
HUMagyar
klónozott
KLOH-noh-zot
IDBahasa Indonesia
klon
KLOHN
ITItaliano
clonato
kloh-NAH-toh
MSBahasa Melayu
klon
KLOHN
NLNederlands
gekloond
gah-KLOHNT
NONorsk
kloNet
KLOH-neh-t
PLPolski
sklonowany
skloh-NAH-vah-nee
PTPortuguês
clonado
KLOH-nah-thoo
RORomână
clonat
kloh-NAH-t
RUРусский
клонированный
kloh-nee-rah-VAH-nee
SVSvenska
klonad
KLOH-nahd
SWKiswahili
kikoni
kee-koh-nee
TRTürkçe
kopya
koh-PEE-yah
UKУкраїнська
клонований
kloh-NAH-vah-nee
VITiếng Việt
nhân bản
nyan bahhn