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cloning

American  
[kloh-ning] / ˈkloʊ nɪŋ /

noun

Biology.
  1. the process of producing a clone.


Etymology

Origin of cloning

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

Vocabulary lists containing cloning

Example Sentences

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The developer has issued a copyright takedown request in a bid to prevent competitors from cloning the coding tool’s features.

From The Wall Street Journal • Apr. 3, 2026

The project was led by Altragen, a cloning company Yakovenko co-owns with an agricultural company.

From The Wall Street Journal • Dec. 23, 2025

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

From BBC • Nov. 7, 2025

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.

From Los Angeles Times • Apr. 12, 2025

“But if they cloning her cells, does that mean someday they could clone my mother?”

From "The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks" by Rebecca Skloot

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