Difference between revisions of "Cloning"
(Created page with 'File:lighterstill.jpgright|frame ==Origin== Greek ''klōn'' twig, slip; akin to Greek ''klan'' to break *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903 1903] Th...') |
m (Text replacement - "http://" to "https://") |
||
| Line 3: | Line 3: | ||
==Origin== | ==Origin== | ||
[[Greek]] ''klōn'' twig, slip; akin to Greek ''klan'' to break | [[Greek]] ''klōn'' twig, slip; akin to Greek ''klan'' to break | ||
| − | *[ | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903 1903] |
| − | The term clone is derived from the [ | + | The term clone is derived from the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Ancient_Greek Ancient Greek] word κλών (klōn, “twig”), referring to the process whereby a new [[plant]] can be created from a twig. In horticulture, the spelling clon was used until the twentieth century; the final e came into use to indicate the vowel is a "long o" instead of a "short o". Since the term entered the popular lexicon in a more general [[context]], the spelling clone has been used exclusively. |
==Definitions== | ==Definitions== | ||
*1a : the aggregate of genetically [[identical]] [[cells]] or organisms asexually produced by a single progenitor cell or organism | *1a : the aggregate of genetically [[identical]] [[cells]] or organisms asexually produced by a single progenitor cell or organism | ||
| Line 15: | Line 15: | ||
In [[botany]], the term ''lusus'' was traditionally used. | In [[botany]], the term ''lusus'' was traditionally used. | ||
| − | In the United States, the human consumption of meat and other products from cloned [[animals]] was approved by the [ | + | In the United States, the human consumption of meat and other products from cloned [[animals]] was approved by the [https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/U.S._Food_and_Drug_Administration FDA] on December 28, 2006, with no special labeling required because food from cloned organisms has been found to be identical to the organisms from which they were cloned. Such [[practice]] has met strong [[resistance]] in other regions due to misinformation, such as Europe, particularly over the labeling issue.[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloning] |
===See also=== | ===See also=== | ||
| − | *'''''[ | + | *'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_cloning Human cloning]''''' |
[[Category: Biology]] | [[Category: Biology]] | ||
Latest revision as of 23:47, 12 December 2020
Origin
Greek klōn twig, slip; akin to Greek klan to break
The term clone is derived from the Ancient Greek word κλών (klōn, “twig”), referring to the process whereby a new plant can be created from a twig. In horticulture, the spelling clon was used until the twentieth century; the final e came into use to indicate the vowel is a "long o" instead of a "short o". Since the term entered the popular lexicon in a more general context, the spelling clone has been used exclusively.
Definitions
- 1a : the aggregate of genetically identical cells or organisms asexually produced by a single progenitor cell or organism
- b : an individual grown from a single somatic cell or cell nucleus and genetically identical to it
- c : a group of replicas of all or part of a macromolecule and especially DNA <clones of identical recombinant DNA sequences>
- 2: one that appears to be a copy of an original form : duplicate <a clone of a personal computer>
Description
In biology, cloning is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals that occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Cloning in biotechnology refers to processes used to create copies of DNA fragments (molecular cloning), cells (cell cloning), or organisms. The term also refers to the production of multiple copies of a product such as digital media or software.
In botany, the term lusus was traditionally used.
In the United States, the human consumption of meat and other products from cloned animals was approved by the FDA on December 28, 2006, with no special labeling required because food from cloned organisms has been found to be identical to the organisms from which they were cloned. Such practice has met strong resistance in other regions due to misinformation, such as Europe, particularly over the labeling issue.[1]
