clonal
(adjective)
pertaining to asexual reproduction
Examples of clonal in the following topics:
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Plant Reproductive Development and Structure
- Other terms that apply are vegetative propagation, clonal growth, or vegetative multiplication.
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Limitations to the Classic Model of Phylogenetic Trees
- Classical thinking about prokaryotic evolution, included in the classic tree model, is that species evolve clonally.
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Humoral Immune Response
- The helper T cell binds to the antigen-MHC class II complex and is induced to release cytokines that induce the B cell to divide rapidly, making thousands of identical (clonal) cells.