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Clones are organisms that are exact genetic copies of each other.

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The correct option is A True
Cloning is the process of producing similar populations of genetically identical individuals. This occurs in nature when organisms such as bacteria, insects or plants reproduce asexually. Therefore, genetically, clones are exact copies of each other.

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