CLONE CELLS
\klˈə͡ʊn sˈɛlz], \klˈəʊn sˈɛlz], \k_l_ˈəʊ_n s_ˈɛ_l_z]\
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A group of genetically identical cells all descended from a single common ancestral cell by mitosis in eukaryotes or by binary fission in prokaryotes. Clone cells also include populations of recombinant DNA molecules all carrying the same inserted sequence. (From King & Stansfield, Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
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