cloning
/ˈkloʊnɪŋ/
adjective
- Relating to or used for the process of cloning.
- The cloning procedure requires precise temperature control.
- The lab purchased new cloning equipment for gene research.
- Cloning technology has advanced rapidly in the last decade.
noun
- The process of creating an exact genetic copy of a cell, organism, or DNA sequence.
- Many countries have laws that regulate human cloning.
- Scientists use cloning to produce identical copies of genes for research.
- The cloning of Dolly the sheep in 1996 was a major scientific breakthrough.
- The act of making an identical copy of something, such as a computer hard drive, software, or digital data.
- IT technicians often perform disk cloning to back up an entire system.
- The company used cloning to duplicate its software across multiple servers.
- Cloning a phone's memory card can help recover lost files.
- The practice of imitating or reproducing something exactly, often in a creative or commercial context.
- The new restaurant is a cloning of a popular chain, with the same menu and decor.
- Some artists accuse the game of cloning their original character designs.
- The fashion industry is sometimes criticized for cloning designer styles at lower prices.
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