[betty boop]

Monoclonal means they were descended from one cell by asexual reproduction; it doesn't imply cloning.

Well live and learn, Professor! Thanks for taking the time to 'splain things.

Microbial genetics is simpler and better understood than mammalian genetics - the genome is much smaller.

Much smaller, as in less complex?

[Right Wing Professor]

Much smaller, as in less complex?

Yes.