Replication vs Cloning - What's the difference?
replication | cloning |
Process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced.
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Copy; reproduction.
(legal) A response from the plaintiff to the defendant's plea.
(biology) The process of producing replicas of DNA or RNA molecules.
(biology) The production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum
(by extension) The production of an exact copy of an object
As nouns the difference between replication and cloning
is that replication is process by which an object, person, place or idea may be copied mimicked or reproduced while cloning is the production of a cloned embryo by transplanting the nucleus of a somatic cell into an ovum.As a verb cloning is
present participle of lang=en.replication
English
Noun
(en noun)- DNA replication is the process of producing two identical replicas from one original DNA molecule.
- That painting is an almost exact replication of a famous Rembrandt painting.