cDNA

Definitions of cDNA

1. noun

   single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
   synonyms: complementary DNA

   types:

   provirus

   cDNA copy of the RNA genome of a retrovirus; the genetic material of a virus as incorporated into and able to replicate with the genome of a host cell

   dscDNA

   double-stranded cDNA

   type of:

   DNA, deoxyribonucleic acid, desoxyribonucleic acid

   (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information