Question

Differentiate between Recombinant DNA and cDNA.

Answer 1

1. Recombinant DNA: It describes a synthetic DNA molecule made by joining DNA from various sources, frequently with the aid of ligases and restriction enzymes. Genes or sequences from several organisms are present in this DNA.
2. cDNA (complementary DNA): It is created using the reverse transcription process from an mRNA template. Gene expression is studied using cDNA, which solely represents the expressed genes (mRNA) and lacks introns.