clonal
From one ancestor
Clonal describes something derived from or relating to a clone—a genetically identical copy.
In biology, clonal cells share the same genetic makeup, having descended from a single ancestor: clonal expansion of immune cells.
The term appears in discussions of reproduction, cancer, and laboratory techniques.
A clonal colony consists of organisms produced asexually from one parent.
Snipped portions for growing
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- layeringForming successive strata
- tissue cultureGrowing cells in controlled media
- rootstockBase for grafted plants
scion · rooting hormone · meristem · runners · rhizomes · bulbs · suckers · stolons
Without erotic attraction
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
- buddingDeveloping from an outgrowth
parthenogenesis · vegetative · replication · binary fission · daughter cells · spore · self-replication
Exactly the same
- duplicateExact replica of original
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- indistinguishableImpossible to tell apart
- copyIdentical reproduction made
uniform · homogeneous · matching · equivalent · standardized · undifferentiated · monomorphic
Basic unit of life
- organismLiving biological entity
- tissueDisposable soft paper
- cultureCollective social practices
- somaticConcerning the body
embryo · totipotent · pluripotent · differentiation · morphogenesis · cellular · biotechnology · stem cell
Organism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- DNAHereditary code molecule
- mutationPermanent DNA alteration
chromosome · gene · inheritance · locus · recessive · dominant · epigenetics · genomics
cuttings
Snipped portions for growing
- graftingJoining tissues to grow together
- layeringForming successive strata
- tissue cultureGrowing cells in controlled media
rootstock · scion · rooting hormone · meristem · runners · rhizomes · bulbs · suckers · stolons · vegetative
asexual
Without erotic attraction
- mitosisNuclear division producing identical cells
- fragmentationBreaking into smaller pieces
- fissionNuclear breakup releasing energy
budding · parthenogenesis · vegetative · replication · binary fission · daughter cells · spore · self-replication
identical
Exactly the same
- duplicateExact replica of original
- replicaFaithful scaled reproduction
- indistinguishableImpossible to tell apart
copy · uniform · homogeneous · matching · equivalent · standardized · undifferentiated · monomorphic
cell
Basic unit of life
somatic · embryo · totipotent · pluripotent · differentiation · morphogenesis · cellular · biotechnology · stem cell · hybridoma
genotype
Organism's complete allele set
- phenotypeObservable characteristics of organism
- alleleGene variant at one locus
- DNAHereditary code molecule
mutation · chromosome · gene · inheritance · locus · recessive · dominant · epigenetics · genomics · nucleotide
clonalsexual
Of physical desire
biparental · gametic · meiotic · outcrossed · recombinant
clonalheterogeneous
Consisting of dissimilar elements
polymorphic · recombinant · non-identical · chimeric · mosaic
- human cloningCreating genetic duplicates of people
- voice cloningReplicating speech synthetically
- clone armyMilitary force of genetic copies
- Clone WarsConflict using replicated fighters
- animal cloningCreating genetic duplicates of fauna
- clone trooperGenetically identical soldier copy