Meanings
nounreverse transcription (countable and uncountable, plural reverse transcriptions)
plural reverse transcriptions
- countableuncountablebiologyThe process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template (the reverse of the standard process).
Synonyms: retrotranscription
Synonyms & antonyms
nounThe process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template (the reverse of the standard process).
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Chinese Mandarin 逆轉錄 /逆转录, 反轉錄 /反转录
- 逆轉錄 /逆转录 (nìzhuǎnlù)process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
- 反轉錄 /反转录 (fǎnzhuǎnlù)process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
Dutch reverse-transcriptie
- reverse-transcriptieprocess of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
Finnish käänteistranskriptio, käänteiskopiointi
- käänteistranskriptioprocess of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
- käänteiskopiointiprocess of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
French transcription inverse, rétrotranscription
- transcription inverseprocess of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
- rétrotranscriptionprocess of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
German reverse Transkription
- reverse Transkriptionprocess of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
Hungarian reverz transzkripció
- reverz transzkripcióprocess of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
Italian retrotrascrizione
- retrotrascrizioneprocess of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
Portuguese transcrição reversa
- transcrição reversaprocess of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
Romanian transcriere inversă
- transcriere inversăprocess of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
Spanish transcripción inversa
- transcripción inversaprocess of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
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reverse transcription. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 4, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20transcription
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“reverse transcription.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20transcription. Accessed November 4, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “reverse transcription,” accessed November 4, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/reverse%20transcription.
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