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cDNA
is short for
coding
DNA
. It the the DNA sequence matching the
spliced
mRNA
, that is, the
exon
s of an
eukaryotic
gene
. In
prokaryote
s, the cDNA matches the primary mRNA transcript, as there are no exons or
intron
s.
See also :
Genetics