cloning

/ˈkloʊnɪŋ/

/ˈklʌʊnɪŋ/

Other forms: clonings

Definitions of cloning

1. noun

   a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
   types:

   reproductive cloning

   making a full living copy of an organism; requires a surrogate mother

   biomedical cloning, therapeutic cloning

   nuclear transplantation of a patient's own cells to make an oocyte from which immune-compatible cells (especially stem cells) can be derived for transplant

   human reproductive cloning

   the reproductive cloning of a sentient human being; generally considered ethically unacceptable

   type of:

   biological research

   scientific research conducted by biologists