Clone

Clone or Clones or The Clone may refer to:

Biology

• Cloning, any organism whose genetic information is identical to that of a parent organism from which it was created
• Clone (cell biology), a group of identical cells naturally derived from a common parent cell
• Clone (B-cell biology), a process of immunological B-cell maturation
• Molecular cloning, an exact replica of all or part of a macromolecule (e.g. DNA)

Computing and technology

• Clone (computing), computer hardware or software designed to function in the same way as an original
  • Video game clone, a software game or game franchise heavily inspired by another
• clone (Linux system call), in C, whereby a process creates a copy of itself
• clone (Java method), a method in the Java programming language for object duplication
• Clone tool, a tool used in image manipulation programs
• Phone cloning, the transfer of identity from one cellular device to another
• A popular term for a replica, particularly when referring to "recreations" of rare and desirable variants of collector cars, or an unlicensed, reverse-engineered copy of a firearm produced in another nation (although the term can also apply to a simple direct copy, created under license).

Mathematics

• Clone (algebra), a collection of functions with certain properties
• Clone (voting), in voting systems analysis, a candidate identical to one already present in an election

Books and Comics

• The Clone Theodore L. Thomas 1965
• Clones (anthology), a 1998 short story anthology edited by Jack Dann and Gardner Dozois
• The Clone Saga, a controversial story-line from Marvel Comics' Spider-Man comic books

Film, TV and games

• The Clones (film), 1973 American film directed by Lamar Card with Michael Greene, Gregory Sierra, Otis Young
• Clone (2010 film), a 2010 film originally released as Womb (film)
• Clone Wars (disambiguation)
  • Clone Wars (Star Wars), a TV show and movie set in the Star Wars universe
  • Clone trooper, a fictional soldier in the Star Wars universe
• O Clone, a Brazilian soap opera
• Clone (TV series), a 2008 BBC comedy series
• Clones (video game), a 2010 video game

Music

Albums

• Clone (Threshold album), 1998
• Clone (Leo Kottke and Mike Gordon album), 2002
• Clones (album), a 2003 album by The Neptunes

Songs

• "Clones (We're All)", a song recorded by Alice Cooper on his Flush the Fashion album, covered by The Smashing Pumpkins, the Epoxies and Bile
• "Clones" (Ash song), a 2004 single from Irish alternative rock band Ash
• "Clones", a song by Chevelle from their album Hats Off to the Bull
• "Clones", a song by The Roots on the album Illadelph Halflife

Places

• Clones, County Fermanagh
• Clones, County Monaghan, a town in Ireland

See also

• Clon, disambiguation
• Clonal (disambiguation)
• Clones (disambiguation)
• Cloning (disambiguation)