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cloning  

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  • CLONING IS A process by which identical copies, or clones, of something are made. In biological sciences, it is concerned with making identical copies of biological material such as DNA fragments (molecular cloning), cells (cell cloning), or organisms. [Source: Encyclopedia of Stem Cell Research; Cloning]

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