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Clone Cells MeSH Descriptor Data 2025


MeSH Heading
Clone Cells
Tree Number(s)
A11.251.353
Unique ID
D002999
RDF Unique Identifier
http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D002999
Annotation
differentiate from CLONING, MOLECULAR and CLONING, ORGANISM; "clonal analysis" probably goes here
Scope Note
A group of genetically identical cells all descended from a single common ancestral cell by mitosis in eukaryotes or by binary fission in prokaryotes. Clone cells also include populations of recombinant DNA molecules all carrying the same inserted sequence. (From King & Stansfield, Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
Entry Term(s)
Clones
NLM Classification #
QU 300
Public MeSH Note
68
History Note
68(64)
Date Established
1968/01/01
Date of Entry
1999/01/01
Revision Date
1997/06/20
Clone Cells Preferred
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