cloning

[kloh-ning]

noun

Biology.

1. the process of producing a clone.

Word History and Origins

Origin of cloning¹

First recorded in 1955–60; clone + -ing ¹

Example Sentences

It's a way of cloning plants, with desirable traits and eliminating disease.

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The game companies argued that their AI proposal already contained robust protections that would require employers to seek prior consent and pay actors fairly when cloning their performances.

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Still, delving into talks of cloning grown humans — something that is not scientifically possible in the present — is a big step into the murk of the GOP's tin-foil fringe.

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Part of Colossal’s announcement this week included news that they had also successfully created four clones of the endangered red wolf using a new noninvasive cloning technology.

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A 24-year-old car cloning victim has told how he ended up dreading the morning post after fines demanding thousands of pounds started to pour through his letterbox.

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Related Words

• duplicate 
• replicate 
• reproduce