Biology A-Level
cDNA and reverse transcriptase
What cDNA and reverse transcriptase means in Biology A-Level, as defined for AQA.
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Reverse transcriptase with free DNA nucleotides builds a single-stranded DNA copy from mature mRNA, and DNA polymerase then adds the second strand.
Topics that use cDNA and reverse transcriptase
- Recombinant DNA technology (A-level only) (AQA A-Level)
Related terms
- complementary base pairing
- DNA ligase
- insertional inactivation
- polymerase chain reaction
- post-translational modification
- primers
- promoter region
- restriction endonucleases
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