Name the starting molecule from which cdna is synthesized and the enzyme that does the synthesis.

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Nina Vaughn

Biology

12 November, 13:36

Name the starting molecule from which cdna is synthesized and the enzyme that does the synthesis.

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Laila Richmond · Answer 1

cDNA stands for complementary DNA. The starting material from which it is synthesized from is a single-stranded RNA template, such as mRNA or microRNA. The enzyme that carries out this reaction is reverse transcriptase in a process known as reverse transcription.