clonal
- a word derived from clone.
Example Sentences
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Consider clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, in which blood cells harbor mutations often seen in blood cancer, giving them a growth advantage over their well-behaved neighbors.
From The Wall Street Journal ● Apr. 20, 2026
With this new blueprint in hand, the team studied 74 Fuji clonal varieties and identified significant somatic variations -- mutations that occur during the plant's lifetime rather than being inherited.
From Science Daily ● Nov. 25, 2024
This process, known as clonal fragmentation, is practiced by almost 50 species of existing brittle stars and their starfish relatives.
From New York Times ● May 14, 2024
The researchers want to see how their clonal plants fare in harsher conditions than they experienced in the greenhouse.
From Science Magazine ● May 17, 2023
I do not know whether or not there have been clonal rootstocks selected for Chinese chestnut.
From Northern Nut Growers Association Report of the Proceedings at the Forty-Second Annual Meeting Urbana, Illinois, August 28, 29 and 30, 1951 by Northern Nut Growers Association
