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clone

/kləʊn/noun

उच्चारण क्लोन

क्लोन, प्रतिरूप

Core word

noun
  1. 1

    [C]

    a plant or an animal that is produced naturally or artificially from the cells of another plant or animal and is therefore exactly the same as it; a person or thing that seems to be an exact copy of another

    क्लोन, प्रतिरूप

    • Dolly the cloned sheep
    • The company sold a cheap clone of the popular phone.
    • The scientist explained how a clone differs from a twin.
    + 2 more examples
    • This app is just a clone of a well-known game.
    • The shop sells clones of famous brands at cheaper prices.

    Synonyms copy duplicate replica double

verb
  1. 1

    [T]

    to produce an exact copy of an animal or a plant from its cells

    क्लोन बनाना

    • clone a sheep
    • Scientists have cloned a cow in a laboratory.
    • Researchers have succeeded in cloning a goat.
    + 2 more examples
    • It is illegal in many countries to clone human cells for this purpose.
    • The farm plans to clone its best breed of cattle.

    Synonyms copy duplicate replicate

§Structures (grammar patterns) 4

clone + object (verb)

To create a living thing or digital copy that is exactly the same as the original.

ऐसी जीवित वस्तु या digital प्रति बनाना जो मूल की हूबहू नकल हो।

  • Scientists cloned a sheep in 1996.
  • The hacker cloned her phone to read her messages.

a clone of + noun

As a noun, a clone is a copy, and 'of' names the original.

Noun के रूप में clone एक प्रति है और 'of' से मूल बताया जाता है।

  • The app is a clone of a famous game.
  • Identical twins are natural clones of each other.

clone (computing)

In computing, to copy a disk, repository or website exactly.

Computing में disk, repository या website की हूबहू प्रति बनाना।

  • Clone the repository before you change the code.

be cloned from + noun

Use 'from' to name the cell or source used to make the copy.

प्रति बनाने के लिए जिस cell या स्रोत का उपयोग हुआ, उसके लिए 'from' आता है।

  • The calf was cloned from a single skin cell.
+Collocations 4

verb + clone

createproducemakedetectbecome

  • Researchers produced a clone of the plant in the laboratory.

clone + noun

animalscellsa phonea websitea card

  • Police arrested a gang that cloned bank cards.

adjective + clone

exactgeneticcheappoordigital

  • The shop was selling a cheap clone of the branded watch.

human/animal + cloning

human cloninganimal cloningtherapeutic cloningstem-cell cloninggene cloning

  • Human cloning is banned in many countries.
“More examples 5
  • Dolly was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

डॉली वयस्क कोशिका से क्लोन किया गया पहला स्तनधारी थी।

  • Customers were warned about a clone of the bank's website.

ग्राहकों को बैंक की वेबसाइट की नकली प्रति के बारे में चेतावनी दी गई।

  • He is not a clone of his father; he has his own style.

वह अपने पिता की प्रतिकृति नहीं है; उसकी अपनी शैली है।

  • Farmers can clone a good plant by taking cuttings.

किसान कलम लगाकर अच्छे पौधे का क्लोन बना सकते हैं।

  • The company's new phone is just a clone of its competitor's model.

कंपनी का नया फ़ोन प्रतिद्वंद्वी के मॉडल की नकल मात्र है।

!Common mistakes 2

✗ The scientists cloned from a sheep.

✓ The scientists cloned a sheep.

Clone is transitive and takes a direct object without from.

'Clone' transitive verb है और बिना 'from' के सीधे object लेती है।

✗ He is the clone from his father.

✓ He is the clone of his father.

The noun clone is followed by of, not from.

Noun 'clone' के बाद 'of' आता है, 'from' नहीं।

≠Thesaurus: which synonym when

All three involve copies, but the kind of copy and its quality differ.

तीनों में प्रति शामिल है, पर प्रति का प्रकार और गुणवत्ता अलग है।

clone

An exact copy made from the original's genetic or digital material.

मूल की आनुवंशिक या डिजिटल सामग्री से बनी हूबहू प्रति।

  • The sheep was a clone of its mother.

copy

The general word for something made to look like another thing.

किसी अन्य चीज़ जैसी दिखने वाली बनाई गई वस्तु के लिए सामान्य शब्द।

  • Make a copy of the form.

replica

A close model of an object, often smaller or made for display.

किसी वस्तु का निकट प्रतिरूप, प्रायः छोटा या प्रदर्शन के लिए।

  • The museum displays a replica of the ancient coin.
≈Synonyms and antonyms
✓In the exam

General knowledge

Dolly the sheep (1996) was the first mammal cloned from an adult cell.

Dolly भेड़ (1996) वयस्क कोशिका से क्लोन किया गया पहला स्तनधारी थी।