clone

クローン

別の個体から作られ、その個体と全く同じ遺伝子を持つ植物や動物。

やさしい英語で： A plant or animal made from another one, with exactly the same genes.

• The sheep was a clone.
• Scientists grew clones of the strongest plants.
• Each clone has the same genes as its parent.

使い方： a clone of something (This plant is a clone of the original rose.)

よく使う表現： animal clone, genetic clone, clone of something

模倣品、クローン

別の物と見た目や働きがほぼ同じになるように作られた物。

やさしい英語で： Something made to look or work almost exactly like something else.

• This game is a cheap clone.
• Several clones of the popular app appeared online.
• The new computer was almost a clone of mine.

使い方： a clone of something (Their new phone is a clone of a famous model.)

類義語： copy, imitation, replica

反対語： original

よく使う表現： cheap clone, computer clone, clone of something

クローン

一つの細胞から増え、同じ遺伝子を持つ細胞の集まり。

やさしい英語で： A group of cells that all developed from one cell and have the same genes.

• The cells formed a single clone.
• Each clone developed from one cell in the culture.
• Researchers isolated several clones for further study.

よく使う表現： cell clone, bacterial clone, single clone

クローンを作る、複製する

生き物を含め、何かと全く同じものを作る。

やさしい英語で： To make an exact copy of something, including a living thing.

• Scientists can clone some plants.
• She cloned the hard drive before replacing it.
• The team has successfully cloned an animal.

類義語： copy, duplicate, replicate

よく使う表現： clone a sheep, clone a plant, clone a drive, clone an animal