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| ==Origin== | | ==Origin== |
| [[Greek]] ''klōn'' twig, slip; akin to Greek ''klan'' to break | | [[Greek]] ''klōn'' twig, slip; akin to Greek ''klan'' to break |
− | *[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903 1903] | + | *[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/1903 1903] |
− | The term clone is derived from the [http://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. | + | 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 |
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| In [[botany]], the term ''lusus'' was traditionally used. | | In [[botany]], the term ''lusus'' was traditionally used. |
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− | In the United States, the human consumption of meat and other products from cloned [[animals]] was approved by the [http://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.[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cloning] | + | 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=== |
− | *'''''[http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_cloning Human cloning]''''' | + | *'''''[https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Human_cloning Human cloning]''''' |
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| [[Category: Biology]] | | [[Category: Biology]] |