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