clonal
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- adjective
- /ˈkloʊnəl/
- Specialized
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clonal
- However, for species whose sexual organs are poorly adapted to aquatic habitats, clonal reproduction is an efficient alternative.
- clonal complex
- clonal strain
- clonal diversity
Examples
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The obtained results provide clear evidence for clonal differentiation in their responses to water deficiency in all examined parameters.
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Mycosis fungoides is a disease of clonal CD4+/CD45+ helper memory lymphocytes with an affinity for the skin.
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And of course in plants, clonal plants have the option.
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Here is first picture of how clonal selection works.
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And this begins to suggest a notion of clonal expansion.
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Such models have played a prominent role in studies of canopy, root, and clonal architecture.
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Once established, seagrass meadows are able to expand through vegetative clonal growth by rhizome extension.
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The plasma cell dyscrasias are characterized by the clonal proliferation of plasma cells that produce a homogeneous immunoglobulin protein.
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Moreover, a few strains accounted for most MDR TB and XDR TB cases, suggesting clonal expansion.
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Clonal plants can reproduce asexually, allowing them to spread quickly in their environment.
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Etymology
Clonal comes from clone, which comes from an old Greek word klon meaning 'twig' or 'branch'. People used a 'twig' to grow a new plant that is exactly the same as the parent, so clonal means 'from the same original' or 'genetically identical'.