Clone or Clones or Cloning or Cloned or The Clone may refer to:

Places

Clones, County Fermanagh Clones is a civil parish located in the barony of Clankelly in County Fermanagh, Northern Ireland, and in County Monaghan, Republic of Ireland Ireland ( ga, Éire ), also known as the Republic of Ireland (), is a country in north-wester ...

Clones, County Monaghan Clones ( ; , meaning 'meadow of Eois') is a small town in western County Monaghan, Ireland. The area is part of the Border Region, earmarked for economic development by the Irish Government due to its currently below-average economic situation ...

, a town in Ireland

Biology

Clone (B-cell) The process of immunological B-cell maturation involves transformation from an undifferentiated B cell to one that secretes antibodies with particular specificity. This differentiation and activation of the B cell occurs most rapidly after exposu ...

, a lymphocyte clone, the massive presence of which may indicate a pathological condition *

Clone (cell biology) A clone is a group of ''identical'' cells that share a ''common ancestry'', meaning they are derived from the same cell. Clonality implies the state of a cell or a substance being derived from one source or the other. Thus there are terms like '' ...

, a group of identical cells that share a common ancestry * Clonal plant, the result of asexual,

vegetative reproduction Vegetative reproduction (also known as vegetative propagation, vegetative multiplication or cloning) is any form of asexual reproduction occurring in plants in which a new plant grows from a fragment or cutting of the parent plant or spec ...

when a new plant grows from a fragment of the parent plant *

Cloning Cloning is the process of producing individual organisms with identical or virtually identical DNA, either by natural or artificial means. In nature, some organisms produce clones through asexual reproduction. In the field of biotechnology, cl ...

, the production of any organism whose genetic information is identical to that of a parent organism from which it was created

Computing and technology

Clone (computing) In computing, a clone is hardware or software that is designed to function in exactly the same way as another system. A specific subset of clones are remakes (or remades), which are revivals of old, obsolete, or discontinued products. Motivati ...

, computer hardware or software designed to function in the same way as an original **

Video game clone A video game clone is either a video game or a video game console very similar to, or heavily inspired by, a previous popular game or console. Clones are typically made to take financial advantage of the popularity of the cloned game or system, bu ...

, a software game or game franchise heavily inspired by another ** ''Clones'' (video game), a video game clone ''Lemmings'' *

Clone (Java method) clone() is a method in the Java programming language for object duplication. In Java, objects are manipulated through reference variables, and there is no operator for ''copying'' an object—the assignment operator duplicates the reference, not ...

, a method in the Java programming language for object duplication *

Clone (Linux system call) In computing, particularly in the context of the Unix operating system and its workalikes, fork is an operation whereby a process creates a copy of itself. It is an interface which is required for compliance with the POSIX and Single UNIX Speci ...

, in C, whereby a process creates a copy of itself * Clone, a popular term for a

replica A 1:1 replica is an exact copy of an object, made out of the same raw materials, whether a molecule, a work of art, or a commercial product. The term is also used for copies that closely resemble the original, without claiming to be identical. Al ...

, particularly when referring to "recreations" of rare and desirable variants of collector cars * Clone, a popular term for an unlicensed, reverse engineered copy of a

firearm A firearm is any type of gun designed to be readily carried and used by an individual. The term is legally defined further in different countries (see Legal definitions). The first firearms originated in 10th-century China, when bamboo tubes ...

produced in another nation (although the term can also apply to a simple direct copy, created under license) *

Clone tool The clone tool, as it is known in Adobe Photoshop, Inkscape, GIMP, and Corel PhotoPaint, is used in digital image editing to replace information for one part of a picture with information from another part. In Comparison of raster graphics edito ...

, a tool used in image manipulation programs *

Phone cloning Phone cloning is the copying of identity from one cellular device to another. AMPS cloning Analogue mobile telephones were notorious for their lack of security. Casual listeners easily heard conversations as plain narrowband FM; eavesdroppers ...

, the copying of identity from one cellular device to another *

Quantum cloning Quantum cloning is a process that takes an arbitrary, unknown quantum state and makes an exact copy without altering the original state in any way. Quantum cloning is forbidden by the laws of quantum mechanics as shown by the no cloning theorem, wh ...

, the replication of a quantum state

Mathematics

Clone (algebra) In universal algebra, a clone is a set ''C'' of finitary operations on a set ''A'' such that *''C'' contains all the projections , defined by , *''C'' is closed under (finitary multiple) composition (or "superposition"): if ''f'', ''g''1, …, ''gm ...

, a collection of functions with certain properties *

Clone (voting) In voting systems theory, the independence of clones criterion measures an election method's robustness to strategic nomination. Nicolaus Tideman was the first to formulate this criterion, which states that the winner must not change due to the ...

, in voting systems analysis, a candidate identical to one already present in an election

Arts, entertainment, and media

Comics

* ''Clone'' (comic), a 2012–2014 comic book series *

Clone Saga The "Clone Saga" is an extended comic-book storyline published by Marvel Comics, revolving around the superhero Spider-Man and clones of him, as well as of other characters. The second and best-known story arc of this name ran from October 1994 to ...

, a storyline from Marvel Comics' Spider-Man comic books

Films

* ''Cloned'' (film), a 1997 made-for-television film * ''Clone'' (2010 film), a 2010 film originally released as ''Womb'' * ''The Clones'' (film), 1973 American film directed by

Lamar Card Lamar Card is an American film producer, film director and assistant film director. He is the CEO of the production company "Card International Motion Picture Corporation". Filmography (excerpt) * ''Flamingo Dreams'' (2000, director) * ''Shad ...

, featuring Michael Greene, Gregory Sierra and Otis Young

Television

* ''

O Clone O, or o, is the fifteenth letter and the fourth vowel letter in the Latin alphabet, used in the modern English alphabet, the alphabets of other western European languages and others worldwide. Its name in English is ''o'' (pronounced ), pl ...

'', a 2001–2002 Brazilian telenovela * ''Clone'' (TV series), a 2008 BBC comedy series * '' El clon'', a 2010 Spanish-language telenovela * ''

Clone High ''Clone High'' (occasionally referred to in the United States as ''Clone High USA'') is an adult animated science fiction sitcom created by Phil Lord, Christopher Miller and Bill Lawrence. The show centers on a high school populated by the clo ...

'', a 2002 American animated TV show

Literature

* ''Clones'' (anthology), a 1998 short-story anthology edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois *"The Clone", a 1959 short story by

Theodore L. Thomas Theodore Lockard Thomas (April 13, 1920 – September 24, 2005) was an American chemical engineer and patent attorney who wrote more than 50 science fiction short stories, published between the early 1950s to the late 1970s. He also collaborated ...

*''The Clone'', a 1965 novel by Theodore L. Thomas and

Kate Wilhelm Kate Wilhelm (June 8, 1928 – March 8, 2018) was an American author. She wrote novels and stories in the science fiction, mystery, and suspense genres, including the Hugo Award–winning ''Where Late the Sweet Birds Sang''. Wilhelm established ...

Music

Albums

* ''Clone'' (Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon album), 2002 * ''Clone'' (Threshold album), 1998 * ''Clones'' (album), a 2003 album by

The Neptunes The Neptunes are an American songwriting and production duo composed of Pharrell Williams and Chad Hugo, formed in Virginia Beach, Virginia, in 1992. Williams often provides additional vocals on records and appears in the duo's music videos, ...

Songs

* "Clone", a song by Gojira from their album ''

Terra Incognita ''Terra incognita'' or ''terra ignota'' (Latin "unknown land"; ''incognita'' is stressed on its second syllable in Latin, but with variation in pronunciation in English) is a term used in cartography for regions that have not been mapped or do ...

'' * "Clone", a song by Metric from their album ''

Synthetica ''Synthetica'' is the fifth studio album by Canadian indie rock band Metric, released on 12 June 2012. The first single, " Youth Without Youth", was released on 1 May 2012. "Speed the Collapse" was released as a sneak preview on 23 May 2012. On ...

'' * "Clone", a song by Vision of Disorder from their album ''

Imprint Imprint or imprinting may refer to: Entertainment * ''Imprint'' (TV series), Canadian television series * "Imprint" (''Masters of Horror''), episode of TV show ''Masters of Horror'' * ''Imprint'' (film), a 2007 independent drama/thriller film ...

'' * "Clones" (Ash song), a 2004 single from Irish alternative rock band

Ash Ash or ashes are the solid remnants of fires. Specifically, ''ash'' refers to all non-aqueous, non- gaseous residues that remain after something burns. In analytical chemistry, to analyse the mineral and metal content of chemical samples, ash ...

* "Clones", a song by Chevelle from their album ''

Hats Off to the Bull ''Hats Off to the Bull'' is the sixth studio album by American rock band Chevelle, released on December 6, 2011. " Face to the Floor", was released as a single on October 10, 2011. "Hats Off to the Bull" was released on February 16, 2012. On N ...

'' * "Clones", a song by Cult of Luna from their album '' The Beyond'' * "Clones", a song by The Roots on the album ''

Illadelph Halflife ''Illadelph Halflife'' is the third studio album by American hip hop band the Roots, released September 24, 1996 on DGC and Geffen Records. It features a tougher and broader sound than their previous album, ''Do You Want More?!!!??!'' (1995). The ...

'' * "

Clones (We're All) "Clones (We're All)" is a 1980 single by American rock singer Alice Cooper taken from his fifth solo studio album ''Flush the Fashion'' (1980). Background The song is about forced conformity. Cooper reports that he wanted to do the song because h ...

", a song recorded by

Alice Cooper Alice Cooper (born Vincent Damon Furnier, February 4, 1948) is an American rock singer whose career spans over five decades. With a raspy voice and a stage show that features numerous props and stage illusions, including pyrotechnics, guillot ...

on his ''Flush the Fashion'' album, covered by

The Smashing Pumpkins The Smashing Pumpkins (also referred to as simply Smashing Pumpkins) are an American alternative rock band from Chicago. Formed in 1988 by frontman and guitarist Billy Corgan, bassist D'arcy Wretzky, guitarist James Iha and drummer Jimmy Chamb ...

Epoxies The Epoxies were an American New wave music, new wave band from Portland, Oregon, formed in 2000. Heavily influenced by new wave, the band jokingly described themselves as robot garage rock. Members included FM Static on synthesizers, guitarist ...

and Bile.

Other uses in arts, entertainment, and media

* Clone Wars (disambiguation) * ''Clones'' (video game), a 2010 video game