human reproductive cloning
- noun
- /ˈhjuːmən rɪˈprɒdʌktɪv ˈkloʊnɪŋ/
- Specialized
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clonación reproductiva humana
- Despite ongoing research, human reproductive cloning remains a highly controversial topic in society today.
Examples
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Human reproductive cloning, after all, "forces us to rethink in the most basic way the meaning of individuality, personal identity
Academic text (2017) -
The debate around human reproductive cloning raises many ethical questions about identity and individuality.
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Many scientists believe that human reproductive cloning could lead to significant advancements in medicine and genetics.
Synonyms
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To make an exact copy of a gene, cell, or living thing in a lab
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To make a new animal or person with the same genes as another
Surface Forms
Morphology
human + reproductive + cloning
The phrase is fully compositional: combining 'human' (pertaining to people) + 'reproductive' (capable of generating offspring) + 'cloning' (producing identical biological copies) yields the meaning of creating genetically identical humans. There is no idiomatic or metaphorical shift and the logic follows regular technical noun modification patterns common across languages, so a B1 learner who knows the constituents can infer the overall meaning.
Etymology
Human reproductive cloning comes from the simple image of making a living 'copy' of a person: cloning means making a copy and reproductive shows it is meant to create a new person who is 'born'. So today it means making a person with the 'same genes' as another, which is why many people worry about the ethics.