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Strain or line: refers to a pool or colonyplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigClone: Depending on the context, this word can have a few different meanings:
* In the context of genes, cloning means that the physical identity of a gene has been found, and the gene has been sequenced. * In the context of DNA, a cloned DNA fragment is one that has been inserted into some kind of of individuals of a desired genotypeplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigGenotype: the combination of alleles within an organism or strain. When used as a verb, it means to determine the genotype experimentally. or phenotypeplugin-autotooltip__default plugin-autotooltip_bigPhenotype: an observable feature or property of an organism. that is mostly homogenous and can be bred and/or produced in perpetuity for research or commercial purposes.