n. 1. (Biol.) a group of organisms derived from a single individual by some kind of asexual reproduction; -- used mostly of microorganisms such as bacteria and yeast.
Syn. -- clon. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Biol.) an individual organism containing a genetic complement identical to that of another organism, produced by using the genetic material from the second animal in a non-sexual reproduction process. [ PJC ]

3. something virtually identical to another object. [ PJC ]

v. t. 1. (Biol.) to make a clone from; to make identical copies of an organism by a non-sexual process of reproduction. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

2. (Microbiol.) to grow colonies of a microorganism by spreading a suspension of the microorganism onto a solid growth medium (such as in a Petri dish), at a concentration such that individual colonies will grow from single cells sufficiently well separated from other colonies so that pure cultures derived from a single organism can be isolated. [ WordNet 1.5 ]

3. (Biochem.) to make large quantities of a segment of DNA by inserting it, using biochemical techniques, into the DNA of a microorganism, and growing that microorganism in large numbers; as, to clone the gene for growth hormone. [ PJC ]

imp. of Cling. [ Obs. ] [ 1913 Webster ]

a. [ Gr. klo`nos a violent, confused motion; cf. F. clonique. ] (Med.) Having an irregular, convulsive motion. Dunglison. [ 1913 Webster ]

Clonic spasm. (Med.) See under Spasm. [ 1913 Webster ]

‖n. [ NL., fr. Gr. klo`nos violent, confused motion. ] (Med.) A series of muscular contractions due to sudden stretching of the muscle, -- a sign of certain neuropathies. [ Webster 1913 Suppl. ]