clone
have cloned
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present perfectof clone.present perfect
Used to describe actions that started in the past and continue into or have direct relevance to the present.
Example Sentences
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Chinese researchers have cloned the first rhesus monkey, a species which is widely used in medical research because its physiology is similar to humans.
From BBC ● Jan. 16, 2024
In the movie, Gemini is the name of a secret government cloning project, though it only ever seems to have cloned one guy, Will Smith’s Henry Brogan.
From Slate ● Oct. 11, 2019
In 2002, a religious sect in the U.S. claimed to have cloned a girl named Eve and 12 other humans but never offered any evidence.
From US News ● Aug. 4, 2016
The first person to have cloned a mouse, he was a gentle researcher whose enthusiasm led other C.D.B. scientists to refer to him as a “genuine science boy.”
From The New Yorker ● Feb. 29, 2016
Researchers at the institute have cloned this beagle 18 more times and are waiting to see whether these dogs also develop the symptoms.
From Nature ● Jan. 22, 2014
