Complementary DNA

{
  "id": "MLC-T-CHM-002317",
  "term": "Complementary DNA",
  "field": "Chemistry",
  "definition": "A deoxyribonucleic acid (DNA) molecule synthesized from a messenger ribonucleic acid (mRNA) template using the enzyme reverse transcriptase. It lacks the introns present in genomic DNA and represents only the coding regions of a gene. Complementary DNA is widely used in gene cloning and expression studies.",
  "subject": "Chemistry and the Environment",
  "see_also": [
    "deoxyribonucleic acids",
    "ribonucleic acids",
    "enzymes",
    "hybridization",
    "nucleotides",
    "sequence",
    "template"
  ],
  "references": [
    "PAC, 1992, 64, 143. 'Glossary for chemists of terms used in biotechnology (IUPAC Recommendations 1992)' on page 150 (https://doi.org/10.1351/pac199264010143)"
  ],
  "url": "https://mlchart.com/terminology/chemistry/complementary-dna/"
}