clone

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a plant or animal that has the same genes as the original from which it was produced

someone or something that looks very much like someone or something else:

Most people saw her as just another blond-haired, red-lipped Marilyn Monroe clone.

a computer that operates in a very similar way to the one that it was copied from

to create a clone of a plant or animal:

Scientists have already cloned a sheep.

Experiments to try to clone human embryos have met with hostility from some sections of the public.

a cell or organism that has the exact same chemical patterns in its cells as the original from which it was artificially produced

to produce a clone

a product that is very similar to another one that it was copied from:

The doll was created as a cheap Barbie clone.

a computer that operates in a very similar way to the one that it was copied from:

His competitive pricing helped launch the IBM-PC clone industry during the 1980s.

to create a product that is very similar to another one:

The idea was pioneered by Freemarket, and cloned by countless others.

to create an illegal copy of something such as a credit card:

The card is then cloned and cash taken from the victim's account.