NOUN | substance | cDNA, complementary DNA | single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase |
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Meaning | single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase. | |
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Synonym | complementary DNA | |
Narrower | dscDNA | Double-stranded cDNA |
provirus | cDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus | |
Broader | deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid, DNA | (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix |
Spanish | ADNc, ADN complementario | |
Catalan | ADNc, ADN complementari |
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