1. A group of cells or organisms that are genetically identical as a result of asexual reproduction, breeding of completely inbred organisms, or forming genetically identical organisms by nuclear transplantation.

2. Group of plants genetically identical in which all are derived from one selected individual by vegetative propagation, without the sexual process.

3. A population of cells that all carry a cloning vehicle with the same insert DNA molecule.

4. Verb: To clone. To insert a DNA segment into a vector or host chromosome. See cloning.

5. A genetic replica of another organism obtained through a non-sexual (no fertilization) reproduction process.

Cloning by nucleus transfer involves the transfer of a donor cell (from (cultured) cells of embryonic, foetal or adult origin) into the recipient cytoplasm of an enucleated oocyte or zygote, and the subsequent development of embryos and animals.