clone

n. 无性系
【计】 代用件
【化】 克隆
【医】 无性系, 纯系(植物,细胞,细菌等)

名词:cloner 动词过去式:cloned 过去分词:cloned 现在分词:cloning 第三人称单数:clones 副词:clonally 形容词:clonal 

clone

n.（名词）
A group of genetically identical cells descended from a single common ancestor, such as a bacterial colony whose members arose from a single original cell as a result of binary fission.
无性系：由一共同母体而繁生的一群遗传因子完全相同的细胞，例如一菌落的成员来源于二分核分裂的单一母细胞
An organism descended asexually from a single ancestor, such as a plant produced by layering or a polyp produced by budding.
无性生殖的有机物：由单细胞无性生殖的有机物，例如经压植培育的植物或经发芽生成的水螅
A replica of a DNA sequence, such as a gene, produced by genetic engineering.
DNA复制品，克隆：遗传工程培育的DNA序列的复制品，例如基因
One that copies or closely resembles another, as in appearance or function:
复制品，类似之物：其它的复制品或酷似其他的，如在外观或功能上：
例句：
.filled with business-school clones in gray and blue suits.(Michael M. Thomas)
.到处都充斥着身穿灰色、蓝色西装的商业人士.(迈克尔M.托马斯)

v.（动词）
cloned,clon.ing,clones
v.tr.（及物动词）
To make multiple identical copies of (a DNA sequence).
复制，克隆：制成大量（DNA序列）的同样复制品


To establish and maintain pure lineages of (a cell) under laboratory conditions.
纯系生殖：在实验室条件下建造或保持纯正的（细胞）世系
To reproduce or propagate asexually:
无性生殖或繁殖：
例句：
clone a frog; clone a plant variety.
无性生殖的青蛙；无性生殖的植物品种

To produce a copy of; imitate:
模拟，模仿：生成…的复制品；模拟：
例句：
.The look has been cloned into cliché.(Cathleen McGuigan)
.外观是老一套的样子.(凯瑟琳·麦圭根)

v.intr.（不及物动词）
To grow as a clone.
无性繁殖：象无性系一样生长

来源：
Greek klôn [twig]
希腊语 klôn [嫩枝]

【引伸】
clon.al

clon.ally
adv.（副词）
clon.er
n.（名词）