DNA, Complementary

"DNA, Complementary" is a descriptor in the National Library of Medicine's controlled vocabulary thesaurus, MeSH (Medical Subject Headings). Descriptors are arranged in a hierarchical structure, which enables searching at various levels of specificity.

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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.

Descriptor ID	D018076
MeSH Number(s)	D13.444.308.497.220 D13.444.600.223.500 D27.720.470.530.600.223.260
Concept/Terms	DNA, Complementary DNA, Complementary cDNA Complementary DNA cDNA Probes cDNA Probes Probes, cDNA

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is more general than "DNA, Complementary".

Chemicals and Drugs [D]
Nucleic Acids, Nucleotides, and Nucleosides [D13]
Nucleic Acids [D13.444]
DNA [D13.444.308]
DNA, Single-Stranded [D13.444.308.497]
DNA, Complementary [D13.444.308.497.220]
Nucleic Acid Probes [D13.444.600]
DNA Probes [D13.444.600.223]
DNA, Complementary [D13.444.600.223.500]
Chemical Actions and Uses [D27]
Specialty Uses of Chemicals [D27.720]
Laboratory Chemicals [D27.720.470]
Molecular Probes [D27.720.470.530]
Nucleic Acid Probes [D27.720.470.530.600]
DNA Probes [D27.720.470.530.600.223]
DNA, Complementary [D27.720.470.530.600.223.260]

Below are MeSH descriptors whose meaning is related to "DNA, Complementary".

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