Clone
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Clone may refer to:
- Cloning, in horticulture and biology, any organism whose genetic information is identical to that of a "mother organism" from which it was created
- Clone (genetics), in molecular biology, an exact replica of all or part of a macromolecule (eg. DNA)
- Clone (computer science), such as the PC clones and Mac clones
- Clone (function), a Linux system call
- Clone (computer and video games), a game or game franchise heavily inspired by another
- Clone (voting), in the analysis of voting systems, an additional candidate who appears as attractive to each voter as an existing candidate
- A butch or masculine gay man, though the term is mostly associated with the 70s and 80s. The "clone uniform" is mustache, jeans, and white t-shirt. Contrast with the earlier camp: swish and drag
- In the Star Wars universe, a clone trooper. Clones is also the short title for [[Star Wars Episode II: Attack of the Clones]].
- In the Super Smash Bros. series, a character whose moves are very similar to those of another character in the roster; short for clone character.
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