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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Positional cloning by Exon trapping and cDNA selection / [edited by] Bernhard Korn [and others].

cDNA preparation and characterization / edited by Sherman M. Weissman.

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Positional cloning by Exon trapping and cDNA selection / [edited by] Bernhard Korn [and others].

cDNA preparation and characterization / edited by Sherman M. Weissman.