ELI5: Explain Like I'm 5

King Clone

A king clone is like a copy of a plant that is already grown up. It's like when you make a drawing of something and then you make another copy of that drawing to give to a friend. That copy looks just like the original drawing, right? That's like how the king clone looks like the original plant.

But instead of making a copy with pencils and paper, people make a king clone by taking a little piece of a grown-up plant and putting it into a special material called agar. Then, they add some special nutrients to help that little piece of the plant grow into a whole new plant! It's like a magical lab experiment!

Why would people want to make a bunch of king clones? Well, sometimes people want to grow a lot of the same plant because it has special qualities they like. Maybe they want to grow a lot of roses that are all the same color, or a lot of fruit trees that produce really tasty fruit.

So, with king clones, people can make sure all their plants have those special qualities! It's like having lots of little helpers making the same special drawing over and over again.