Clone

As a word, clone was first coined by J.B.S. Haldane as subject for theoretical replication of a frog, though the term clone is derived from κλων, the Greek word for "twig". In horticulture, the spelling clon was used until the twentieth century.

Related Topics:
Clone - J.B.S. Haldane - Greek - Horticulture

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

The final e came into use to indicate the vowel is a "long o" instead of a "short o"

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

(Pollard, 1905a,b; Stearn, 1949). Since the term entered the popular lexicon in a more general context, the spelling clone has been used exclusively.

~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~ ~

• In biology, a clone is any organism whose genetic information is identical to that of a "mother organism" from which it was created. See cloning.
• In botany and horticlture, a clone is an individual plant produced from a mother plant by some form of vegetative reproduction.
• In molecular biology, a clone is an exact replica of all or part of a macromolecule (eg. DNA). See clone (genetics).
• Also see subcloning
• In computer science, a clone is:
• A computer system based on another company's system and designed to be compatible with it. See clone (computer science) Hardware.
• The process of duplicating an existing data set or object and the resultant of that process. See clone (computer science) Software.
• In computer and video games, a clone is a game heavily inspired by another.
• In fighting games, a clone is a character whose moves are very similar to another character, usually: a hidden character whose moves are copied from an initial character but whose sprite or model is different.
• In the analysis of voting systems a clone is an additional candidate who appears as attractive to each voter as an existing candidate. See clone (voting).
• In algebra, a clone is a set of operations containing all projections, and closed under composition.
• A clone is also a butch or masculine gay man, though the term is mostly associated with the 70s and 80s. The "clone uniform" is mustach, jeans, and white t-shirt. Contrast with the earlier camp: swish and drag.
• A clone is also a slang term for any car on the road resembling the one you are driving, i.e. same make, model, and color.
 
Clone: See also ►