1903, in botany, from Greek klon "a twig, spray," related to klados "sprout, young branch, offshoot of a plant," possibly from PIE root *kel- (1) "to strike, cut" (see holt). Figurative use by 1978.
clone (v.)
1959, from clone (n.). Related: Cloned; cloning. Extension to genetic duplication of animals and human beings is from 1970.
雙語例句
1. Tom was in some ways a younger clone of his handsome father.
湯姆某些地方長得和他那帥氣的父親一模一樣，只是年輕一些。
來自柯林斯例句
2. A team from the UK were the first to successfully clone an animal.
英國的一個小組率先克隆動物成功。
來自《權威詞典》
3. At the outset they must contain several ramets of every selected clone.
在開始時每個入選無性系必須包括幾個無性繁殖后代.
來自辭典例句
4. Each clone has the same genetic information as the original.
每個無性系都具有與母體相同的遺傳信息.
來自辭典例句
5. Will it be sufficient to rely on the heterozygosity of one clone?