In dictionaries:
clonal selection
Selection and expansion of specific lymphocytes.
clonal expansion
Proliferation of identical cells rapidly.
clonal deletion
Elimination of self-reactive immune cells.
Clonal anergy
Failure of immune response activation.
clonal selection theory
Adaptive immune response through selection.
clonal deletion theory
Elimination of self-reactive immune cells.
Clonal colony
A clonal colony or genet is a group of genetically identical individuals, such as plants, fungi, or bacteria, that have grown in a given location, all originating vegetatively, not sexually, from a single ancestor.
Clonal hematopoiesis
Clonal hematopoiesis of indeterminate potential, or CHIP, is a common aging-related phenomenon in which hematopoietic stem cells (HSCs) or other early blood cell progenitors contribute to the formation of a genetically distinct subpopulation of blood cells.
more...