Sklonowane

Sklonowane is a Polish past participle form of the verb sklonować, meaning to clone. As an adjective, it is used for things that have been produced as clones—copies derived from a single source with the aim of being identical or nearly identical to the original.

In biology, sklonowane refers to organisms or cells produced by cloning technologies, such as somatic cell nuclear transfer, which aims to create an organism that is genetically indistinguishable from its source. Notable examples include Dolly the sheep, the first mammal cloned from an adult somatic cell, and other cloned plants and cell lines. The term can also describe cloned DNA sequences, plasmids, or libraries used in research to study gene function.

In genetics and biotechnology, sklonowane copies are used to test hypotheses, produce identical models for experiments, or supply standardized materials. In computing and data management, the term is sometimes used to describe duplicates of data, repositories, or virtual machines created for testing, backup, or deployment, though the primary usage remains tied to biological cloning.

Ethical, legal, and social considerations surround cloning, including debates on animal welfare, potential human cloning, and regulatory frameworks that vary by country. The term sklonowane thus sits at the intersection of scientific technique and ongoing policy discussions.

Related topics include cloning, somatic cell nuclear transfer, and DNA cloning.