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deoxyribonucleic acid vs cDNA

cDNA vs deoxyribonucleic acid

deoxyribonucleic acid and cDNA both are nouns.

Word NounAdjectiveVerbAdverb
deoxyribonucleic acid Yes No No No
cDNA Yes No No No
As nouns, cDNA is a hyponym of deoxyribonucleic acid; that is, cDNA is a word with a more specific, narrower meaning than deoxyribonucleic acid:
  • deoxyribonucleic acid: (biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information
  • cDNA: single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
deoxyribonucleic acid (noun) cDNA (noun)
(biochemistry) a long linear polymer found in the nucleus of a cell and formed from nucleotides and shaped like a double helix; associated with the transmission of genetic information single-stranded DNA that is complementary to messenger RNA or DNA that has been synthesized from messenger RNA by reverse transcriptase
Difference between deoxyribonucleic acid and cDNA

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