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complementary DNA

com·ple·men·ta·ry DNA


noun 
Definition:
 
synthetic DNA: single-stranded DNA made in a laboratory so that its base sequence is complementary to a messenger RNA template. It is assembled by the enzyme reverse transcriptase and may be used in gene cloning or as a gene probe.

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