Spanish Conversation · Level 136
45 words
Spanish word
clonación
Pronunciation
IPA/klonaˈθjon/
Meaning
- feminine nouncloning
Example
La clonación de animales plantea muchas preguntas.
The cloning of animals raises many questions.
More examples
El debate sobre la clonación humana continúa en muchos países.
The debate over human cloning continues in many countries.
Core concept
Artificial reproduction producing organisms with identical or very similar genetic material to another.
Common phrases
debate sobre clonación
debate over cloning
clonación humana
human cloning
tecnología de clonación
cloning technology
Similar words
clon: A single organism produced with genes nearly matching those of another individual.
replicación: Cellular process by which DNA strands copy their sequence to make duplicates.
duplicación: Doubling an object or dataset so it becomes an identical pair.
copia: A faithful copy of an original object or document.
Definition in Spanish
Acción o resultado de reproducir artificialmente un organismo de manera que su material genético sea igual o muy semejante al de otro.
Word origin
The word comes from Spanish clon (borrowed from English 'clone', ultimately from Greek κλών 'twig') plus the suffix -ación, which forms nouns denoting an action or result.
Usage tips
- The written accent on clonación marks stress on the final syllable (clo-na-CIÓN), and for everyday copying of files Spanish speakers usually prefer copiar or duplicar rather than clonar.