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Clone vs Subclone - What's the difference?

clone | subclone |

As nouns the difference between clone and subclone

is that clone is a living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical while subclone is a clone or descendant of a mutant occurring in a previous clone.

As verbs the difference between clone and subclone

is that clone is to create a clone while subclone is to reclone part of a previously-cloned DNA segment into a new vector.

clone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • A living organism (originally a plant) produced asexually from a single ancestor, to which it is genetically identical.
  • A copy or imitation of something already existing, especially when designed to simulate it.
  • A group of identical cells derived from a single cell.[http://www.medterms.com/script/main/art.asp?articlekey=2754]

    • Derived terms

    * holoclone * meroclone * paraclone * polyclone

    Verb

    (clon)
  • To create a clone.

    • References

    * C.L. Pollard. "'Clon' versus 'clone'". Science (new series) 22:469, 1905. * C.L. Pollard. "On the spelling of 'clon'". Science (new series) 22:87-88, 1905. * W.T. Stearn. "The use of the term 'clone'". Journal of the Royal Horticultural Society 74:41-47, 1949. ----

    subclone

    English

    Noun

    (en noun)
  • (genetics) A clone or descendant of a mutant occurring in a previous clone
  • *{{quote-book, 1997, , Handbook of Clinical Neurology: Neuro-Oncology, editors=Vinken & Bruyn citation
    • , passage=During this process it is possible that additional mutations occur in one of the transformed cells, which then may result in a subclone of cells with a more aggressive behavior.}}
  • (genetics, molecular biology) A partial segment of DNA, cloven from a previously-cloned segment, which is then cloned into another vector
  • *{{quote-book, 1999, Natalie Angier, Natural Obsessions citation
    • , passage=While Shelly was away from the lab, Rene decided that it would be easier to divide the lengthy segment into smaller pieces, or subclones , and to insert each fraction into plasmids, little circles of DNA and protein.}}

    Derived terms

    *subclonal *subclonally

    Verb

    (subclon)
  • (genetics) To reclone part of a previously-cloned DNA segment into a new vector
  • *{{quote-book, 2002, Gurbichan S. Miglani, Advanced Genetics citation
    • , passage= (1) from the genomic library a clone of interest is selected and a small fragment is subcloned from one end of the clone}}

    See also

    *superclone