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 also opened a Pandora's Box of controversial scientific and ethical issues - including human cloning, designer babies and "Frankenstein foods".

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While the business stated that its votes would uphold church teaching on abortion, it made no reference to other issues involving human life, such as euthanasia, in vitro fertilization, embryonic stem-cell use, or human cloning.

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“Instead of what happens in cloning where a baby grows, Victor literally did make a baby, just a big one,” says Hill.

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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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Related Words

• duplicate 
• replicate 
• reproduce