クローン

くろーん
noun
clone
technicalscience
1. clone, genetic copy
An organism or cell produced asexually from a single ancestor, being genetically identical to it. Also used figuratively for an exact copy or replica.
クローン技術(ぎじゅつ)が進(すす)んでいる。
Cloning technology is advancing.
クローン羊(ひつじ)のドリーは有名(ゆうめい)だ。
Dolly the cloned sheep is famous.
クローン人間(にんげん)を作(つく)ることの倫理的(りんりてき)な問題(もんだい)について、世界中(せかいじゅう)で議論(ぎろん)されている。
The ethical issues of creating human clones are being debated around the world.

Usage

クローン is used in both scientific and everyday contexts. In science, it refers to genetically identical organisms produced through cloning. In everyday speech, it is used more loosely to mean an exact copy or replica of something.

Common collocations

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