1. relating to or produced by a clone; derived from a single parent organism through asexual reproduction
Usage: biology, genetics
2. genetically identical to another organism or group of organisms
Usage: biology

Examples

• Clonal reproduction allows plants to create offspring that are genetically identical to the parent.
• The scientist studied clonal populations of bacteria to understand how they evolve.
• Dolly the sheep was a clonal animal created through nuclear transfer technology.
• Clonal selection is used in agriculture to produce crops with desirable traits.
• The clonal cells in the tissue sample all originated from a single mutated cell.
• Researchers examined clonal variation in the fruit tree orchard.