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DNA, Single-Stranded
Medical Definition: | A single chain of deoxyribonucleotides that occurs in some bacteria and viruses. It usually exists as a covalently closed circle. |
Guide Notes: | IM; /drug eff /ultrastruct permitted |
Previously Indexed: | DNA (1966-1971),DNA, Bacterial (1966-1971),DNA, Viral (1966-1971) |
DNA, Complementary - 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. |
DNA, Single-Stranded Medical Definitions and Terms
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