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Clone

/klˈoʊn/
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(noun) A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.

The army decided to clone hundreds of copies of the handsome, athletic man.
Minetest is a clone of Minecraft.
CEFR Practice Quiz
The scientists were able to ____ a sheep for the first time.

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