The original meaning refers to the cultivation of plants by cutting seedlings or twigs through asexual reproduction or vegetative reproduction such as cutting and grafting. In Chinese mainland, it is translated as "asexual reproduction", and in Taiwan, Hong Kong and Macao, it is generally translated as reproduction, colonization or colony. ?
There are more exact words in Chinese to express cloning, such as "asexual reproduction", "clone" and "pure line".
Extended data:
Clone type:
1. A pure cell line formed by the division and reproduction of the same ancestor cell (each gene is the same as each other).
2. Firstly, the nuclei of donor cells containing genetic material were transplanted into recipient eggs without nuclei, and the two cells were fused by micro-current stimulation. (The same gene as the cell donor)
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