Meanings
cdna1
cDNA2
plural cDNAs · alternative cdna · alternative CDNA
- abbreviationcountableinitialismuncountableInitialism of complementary DNA.
- 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
cdna. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 3, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cdna
“cdna.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cdna. Accessed November 3, 2026.
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “cdna,” accessed November 3, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/cdna.
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