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Clone Cells

Medical Definition: A group of genetically identical cells all descended from a single common ancestral cell by mitosis in eukaryotes or by binary fission in prokaryotes. Clone cells also include populations of recombinant DNA molecules all carrying the same inserted sequence. (From King & Stansfield, Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
Guide Notes: NIM; A 11 qualif; cells derived by natural asexual reprod or by nuclear cloning; differentiate from CLONING, MOLECULAR and CLONING, ORGANISM; "clonal analysis" goes here
Clone Cells Categories.
Canadian Medical Guide Definition Hybridomas - Cells artificially created by fusion of activated lymphocytes with neoplastic cells. The resulting hybrid cells are cloned and produce pure or "monoclonal" antibodies or T-cell products, identical to those produced by the immunologically competent parent, and continually grow and divide as the neoplastic parent.

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