cloning

Noun
  1. A general term for the research activity that creates a copy of some biological entity (a gene or organism or cell) (synset 100639486)
    is a type of: biological research - scientific research conducted by biologists
    subtypes:
    • 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

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