Cloning is the process of producing individual organisms with identical genomes, either by natural or artificial means. In nature, some organisms produce clones through asexual reproduction; this reproduction of an organism by itself without a mate is known as parthenogenesis.
cloning, the process of generating a genetically identical copy of a cell or an organism. Cloning happens often in nature—for example, when a cell replicates itself asexually without any genetic alteration or recombination.
The copied material, which has the same genetic makeup as the original, is referred to as a clone. Researchers have cloned a wide range of biological materials, including genes, cells, tissues and even entire organisms, such as a sheep.
1. To make multiple identical copies of (a DNA sequence). 2. To create or propagate (an organism) from a clone cell: clone a sheep. 3. To reproduce or propagate asexually: clone a plant variety. 4. To produce a copy of; imitate closely: "The look has been cloned into cliché" (Cathleen McGuigan).