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... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Specialty Uses of Chemicals > Laboratory Chemicals > Molecular Probes > Nucleic Acid Probes > DNA Probes > DNA, Complementary
... > Chemical Actions and Uses > Pharmacologic Actions > Diagnostic Uses of Chemicals > Molecular Probes > Nucleic Acid Probes > DNA Probes > DNA, Complementary
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleic Acids > Nucleic Acid Probes > DNA Probes > DNA, Complementary
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides > Nucleic Acids > DNA > DNA, Single-Stranded > DNA, Complementary
Genetic Phenomena > Genetic Structures > Nucleic Acid Conformation > DNA, Single-Stranded > DNA, Complementary
... > Chemical Phenomena > Biochemical Phenomena > Molecular Structure > Molecular Conformation > Nucleic Acid Conformation > DNA, Single-Stranded > DNA, Complementary

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DNA, Complementary  

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Definition

  • Single-stranded complementary DNA synthesized from an RNA template by the action of RNA-dependent DNA polymerase. cDNA (i.e., complementary DNA, not circular DNA, not C-DNA) is used in a variety of molecular cloning experiments as well as serving as a specific hybridization probe.

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  • cDNA
  • Complementary DNA

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