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noun
A clone or descendant of a mutant occurring in a previous clone
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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noun
A partial segment of DNA, cloven from a previously-cloned segment, which is then cloned into another vector
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Qualifier: molecular biology
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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verb
To reclone part of a previously-cloned DNA segment into a new vector
Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract
Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences
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History
Etymology tree Proto-Indo-European *upó Proto-Italic *supo Latin sub Latin sub-der. English sub- English clone English subclone From sub- + clone.
