cDNA


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

Origin of cDNA

First recorded in 1985–90

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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

Medical definitions for cdna

cDNA
[ sēdē′ĕn-ā ]

n.

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

Scientific definitions for cdna

cDNA

Abbreviation of complementary DNA