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What is cDNA ?

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cDNA is known to be synthesized, or manufactured from an mRNA or messenger RNA template. It is synthesized in a reaction that is catalyzed by the reverse transcriptase and DNA polymerase enzymes. Essential to note is that cDNA is usually used to clone eukaryotic genes in prokaryotes.

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