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reverse transcription

noun · 1 senses · updated from the 2026-07-25 local source snapshot

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noun

Meaning 1

The process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template (the reverse of the standard process).

Definition source: English Wiktionary via Wiktextract

Usage: countable, uncountable

Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

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Synonyms: retrotranscription

Antonyms: none provided

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13 source translations are retained for this English entry.

  • Chinese Mandarin: 逆轉錄 /逆转录 (nìzhuǎnlù) — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • Chinese Mandarin: 反轉錄 /反转录 (fǎnzhuǎnlù) — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • Dutch: reverse-transcriptie — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • Finnish: käänteistranskriptio — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • Finnish: käänteiskopiointi — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • French: transcription inverse — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • French: rétrotranscription — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • German: reverse Transkription — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • Hungarian: reverz transzkripció — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • Italian: retrotrascrizione — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • Portuguese: transcrição reversa — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • Romanian: transcriere inversă — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template
  • Spanish: transcripción inversa — process of creating double-stranded DNA from a single-stranded RNA template