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cDNA (sdn-)
n.
Complementary DNA; single-stranded DNA that is complementary to mRNA in the presence of reverse transcriptase.

DNA 
complementary DNA (cDNA) (copy DNA (cDNA)) synthetic DNA transcribed from a specific RNA through the reaction of the enzyme reverse transcriptase.

cDNA
1. complementary DNA.
2. copy DNA.

cDNA(2) library
a collection of cloned, double stranded, copy DNA molecules obtained from a single organism.


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