Definition: A group of genetically identical cells all descended from a single common ancestral cell by mitosis in eukaryotes or by binary fission in prokaryotes. Clone cells also include populations of recombinant DNA molecules all carrying the same inserted sequence. (From King & Stansfield, Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
NIM; A 11 qualif; cells derived by natural asexual reprod or by nuclear cloning; differentiate from CLONING, MOLECULAR and CLONING, ORGANISM; "clonal analysis" goes here
ExamplesHybridomas
Other names Clones; Clone Cell; Clone; Cells, Clone; Cell, Clone