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#907509 added March 24, 2017 at 4:41pm
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"Clone"
"Clone"
- etymology -

​​The term "clone" (referring to an identical copy -- especially a genetic copy of an organism) derives from the Ancient Greek word "klōn", meaning "twig". In the original context, it referred to a horticultural technique of growing a new tree or plant from a small piece (i.e. a twig) of an existing adult tree or plant.


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