Base, Name, Bases Represented, Complementary Base. A, Adenine, A, T. T, Thymidine, T, A. U, Uridine(RNA only), U, A. G, Guanidine, G, C. C, Cytidine, C, G. Y, pYrimidine, C T, R. R, puRine, A G, Y. S, Strong(3Hbonds), G C, S*. W, Weak(2Hbonds), A T, W*. K, Keto, T/U G, M. M, aMino, A C, K. B, not A, C G T, V. read more
In genetics, complementary DNA (cDNA) is DNA synthesized from a single stranded RNA (e.g., messenger RNA or microRNA) template in a reaction catalyzed by the enzyme reverse transcriptase. cDNA is often used to clone eukaryotic genes in prokaryotes. read more