Clone: different interpretations of the term

Abstract

Nowadays the term “clone” is an interesting phenomenon for its study by different spheres of science - medicine, biology, and even psychology (because of clone's moral components). The paper is devoted to the development of the terms “clone” and “cloning” and special features of their usage in science and society from the beginning of their appearance up to now. The article presents different interpretations of the term “clone”, different scientific points of view on this phenomenon, and various opinions of foreign authors and research workers in medicine, botany and genetics. The article may be useful to a wide audience and to people, who are interested in cloning.