cloning
noun [ U ] uk/ˈkləʊ.nɪŋ/ us/ˈkloʊ.nɪŋ/
（动植物）克隆
the process of creating an exact copy of a plant or animal by using its cells
animal/human cloning 动/植物克隆
Cloning is a type of genetic engineering that uses cells from one organism to create a second living organism that is genetically identical to the first. 克隆是遗传工程的一种，从一个生物上取出细胞，制造出另一个活的生物，在遗传上与第一个生物完全一样。
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- Scientists have long been interested in human cloning.
- Reproductive cloning is meant to create genetically identical organisms.
- Some people are still freaked out by cloning.
cloning
adjective uk/ˈkləʊ.nɪŋ/ us/ˈkloʊ.nɪŋ/
用于克隆的;与克隆相关的
used for or relating to the process of creating an exact copy of a plant or animal by using its cells
The company is building the foremost cloning laboratory in the world. 这家公司正在建设世界上最先进的克隆实验室。
Should the government control cloning research? 政府应该控制克隆研究吗？
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- The company's cloning work will be done at its new lab.
- The delays were stifling efforts to understand the cloning process.
- Critics of the suggested cloning programme say that the replication of human embryos is symptomatic of our throwaway culture.