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reproductive cloning

Definitions of reproductive cloning
  1. noun
    making a full living copy of an organism; requires a surrogate mother
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    types:
    human reproductive cloning
    the reproductive cloning of a sentient human being; generally considered ethically unacceptable
    type of:
    cloning
    a general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell)
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