cDNA
Complementary DNA. cDNA is single-stranded DNA made in the laboratory from a messenger RNA template under the aegis of the enzyme reverse transcriptase. This form of DNA is often used as a probe in the physical mapping of a chromosome. A cDNA library is a collection of DNA sequences generated from mRNA sequences. This type of library contains only DNA that codes for proteins and does not include any non-coding DNA.
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Abbreviation for complementary DNA, sometimes used as copy DNA.
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circular deoxyribonucleic acid; complementary deoxyribonucleic acid
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cDNA 'sē-.dē-.en-.ā n a DNA that is complementary to a given RNA which serves as a template for synthesis of the DNA in the presence of reverse transcriptase
called also complementary DNA
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complementary (or copy) DNA.
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