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In biology, the creation of one or more genetically identical individuals from living organisms or cells.
1996 wurde mit dem Schaf Dolly zum ersten Mal ein Säugetier erfolgreich geklont.
In 1996, with Dolly the sheep, a mammal was successfully cloned for the first time.
The exact meaning of 'klonen' (to clone) becomes clear from the context. Terms like 'Tiere' (animals), 'Zellen' (cells), or 'DNA' point to the biological meaning. Words like 'Festplatte' (hard drive) or 'Software' indicate IT. In everyday language, it often describes copying ideas or products.
Forscher versuchen, ausgestorbene Tierarten zu klonen.
Researchers are trying to clone extinct animal species.
The verb 'klonen' (to clone) is the basis for other words. 'Der Klon' (the clone) refers to the result of cloning, e.g. a cloned animal or a copy. The adjective 'geklont' (cloned) describes something that was created through cloning.
Das geklonte Schaf wurde weltberühmt.
The cloned sheep became world-famous.
In colloquial use, 'klonen' (to clone) almost always has a negative meaning. It implies a lack of creativity and originality because something is merely copied instead of newly invented.
Anstatt eigene Ideen zu entwickeln, klonen viele Firmen nur die erfolgreichen Apps.
Instead of developing their own ideas, many companies just clone successful apps.
to reflect / mirror
'spiegeln' and 'klonen' can both have to do with an image or a copy, but they do not mean the same thing. 'spiegeln' emphasizes that something is reflected as in a mirror, shown reversed, or represented in a figurative sense. 'klonen' means creating as exact a copy as possible, especially with data or in technology; colloquially, it can also mean unimaginative copying. The words are easy to confuse if you only think of 'copy'. In practice: a mirrored image is often reversed; a cloned object is meant to be as identical as possible.
Eva klont am Abend die Festplatte, damit keine Daten verloren gehen.
In the evening, Eva clones the hard drive so that no data is lost.
Auf dem See spiegelt sich der Himmel fast wie auf Glas.
The sky is reflected on the lake almost as if on glass.