Produced by vegetative propagation, clones are plants derived from another plant without sexual reproduction (through pollination or seeds) and are thus genetically identical to their “mother” plant. This can be done through fragmenting the mother through techniques such as cutting or layering. A grafted plant, although technically produced through cloning, is generally not considered a clone. Some plants, such as apples and grapes, have been cloned from an original plant for 1000s of years.
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