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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 artistic challenge, of course, is transformation, not cloning.

From Los Angeles Times • Jan. 9, 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

While there are no official figures for car cloning across the whole of the UK, motoring organisation RAC believe "it's increasingly widespread".

From BBC • Dec. 7, 2025

After hearing a researcher talk about cloning, Deborah asked Sharrer whether it was possible to take DNA from HeLa cells and put it into one of Deborah’s eggs to bring her mother back to life.

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

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