Organic Chemical
complementary DNA Audio
com·ple·men·ta·ry DNA
Subclass of:
DNA, Single-Stranded; DNA Probes
Definitions related to dna, complementary:
  • (cdna) Single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase.
    NCI
    U.S. National Cancer Institute, 2021
  • Single-stranded complementary DNA synthesized from an RNA template by the action of RNA-dependent DNA polymerase. cDNA (i.e., complementary DNA, not circular DNA, not C-DNA) is used in a variety of molecular cloning experiments as well as serving as a specific hybridization probe.
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2025
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