cdna

C3D2N1A1

A form of cdna

CommonScrabble 7

Meanings

cdna1

nouncdna (plural cdnas)

plural cdnas

  1. alternativeAlternative form of cDNA.

cDNA2

nouncDNA (countable and uncountable, plural cDNAs)

plural cDNAs · alternative cdna · alternative CDNA

  1. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of complementary DNA.
  2. abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of copy DNA.

Synonyms & antonyms

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

Synonym sets from Open English WordNet, CC BY 4.0.

Translations

Dutch cDNA
  • cDNAcomplementary DNA
French ADNc
  • ADNccomplementary DNA
Italian DNAc
  • DNAccomplementary DNA
Portuguese ADNc
  • ADNccomplementary DNA
Spanish ADNc
  • ADNccomplementary DNA
Cite this entry
APA

cdna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cdna

MLA

“cdna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cdna. Accessed November 3, 2026.

Chicago

WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cdna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cdna.

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