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Subcone vs Subclone - What's the difference?

subcone | subclone |

As nouns the difference between subcone and subclone

is that subcone is (mathematics) a subdivision of a cone while subclone is (genetics) a clone or descendant of a mutant occurring in a previous clone.

As a verb subclone is

(genetics) to reclone part of a previously-cloned dna segment into a new vector.

subcone

English

Noun

(en noun)
  • (mathematics) A subdivision of a cone

    • 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