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cDNA

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

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Origin of cDNA

First recorded in 1985–90

Words nearby cDNA

CD-I, C.diff, C.difficile, CDMA, Cdn, cDNA, CDO, CD player, CD-R, Cdre, CD-ROM
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British Dictionary definitions for cDNA

cDNA

abbreviation for

complementary DNA; a form of DNA artificially synthesized from a messenger RNA template and used in genetic engineering to produce gene clones
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Medical definitions for cDNA

cDNA
[ sē′dē′ĕn-ā′ ]

n.

Complementary DNA; single-stranded DNA that is complementary to mRNA in the presence of reverse transcriptase.
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Scientific definitions for cDNA

cDNA

Abbreviation of complementary DNA
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