cDNA

1. complementary DNA: a DNA molecule that is complementary to a specific messenger RNA.

cDNA

abbreviation for

1. complementary DNA; a form of DNA artificially synthesized from a messenger RNA template and used in genetic engineering to produce gene clones

cDNA

1. Abbreviation of complementary DNA

Word History and Origins

Origin of cDNA¹

First recorded in 1985–90

Example Sentences

Down road will be battles over whether cDNA is non-obvious.

From The Daily Beast

“If you have human genes you almost necessarily have cDNA,” says Dowd.

From The Daily Beast