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clonally

adverb

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adv

Etymology: Etymology tree English clone Proto-Indo-European *h₂el-der.? Proto-Italic *-ālis Latin -ālisbor. Old French -albor. ▲ Latin -ālis Old French -elbor. ▲ Latin -ālisbor. Middle English -al English -al English clonal Proto-Indo-European *leyg-der. Proto-Germanic *līkąder. Proto-Germanic *-līkaz Proto-Germanic *-ê Proto-Germanic *-līkê Proto-West Germanic *-līkē Old English -līċe Middle English -ly English -ly English clonally From clonal + -ly.

  1. By means of asexual reproduction.
  2. By means of cellular or molecular cloning; in a clonal way.

    But cancer is not simply a clonal disease; it is a clonally evolving disease.