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Complementary DNA (cDNA)

1) A DNA that is complementary to a given RNA which serves as a template for synthesis of the DNA in the presence of reverse transcriptase.

2) Complementary DNA produced from a RNA template by the action of RNA-dependent DNA polymerase.

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