the process of creating genetically identical copies of biological material, cells, or organisms
From Greek 'klon' meaning 'twig' or 'branch', first used in biology in 1903, popularized in genetics mid-20th century
The word 'clone' originally just meant a plant cutting or branch - scientists borrowed it because cloned organisms branch off from their genetic parent!
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