cloning

cloning

the generation of a cell or organism that is genetically identical to another cell or organism. In molecular biology, cloning refers to the act of isolating a piece of DNA from an organism and inserting it into another DNA molecule (vector) that is capable of replicating in bacteria or other cell-types. 


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