Organic Chemical
complementary rna
com·ple·men·ta·ry rna
Subclass of:
RNA Probes; RNA
Definitions related to complementary rna:
  • Single-stranded RNA whose base sequence is complementary to specific DNA sequences (e.g., genes) or, more rarely, another single- stranded RNA; usually conveys an artificial hybridization probe or antisense genetic inhibitor.
    CRISP Thesaurus
    National Institutes of Health, 2006
  • (rna, complementary) Synthetic transcripts of a specific DNA molecule or fragment, made by an in vitro transcription system. This cRNA can be labeled with radioactive uracil and then used as a probe. (King & Stansfield, A Dictionary of Genetics, 4th ed)
    NLM Medical Subject Headings
    U.S. National Library of Medicine, 2021
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