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What is Central Dogma
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→ The proposition of a double helix structure for DNA and its simplicity in explaining the genetic implication became revolutionary.
→ Very soon, Francis Crick proposed the Central dogma in molecular biology, which states that the genetic information flows from DNA → RNA → Protein
→ In some viruses, the flow of information is in reverse direction, that is, from RNA to DNA. It is called reverse transcription.
→ Very soon, Francis Crick proposed the Central dogma in molecular biology, which states that the genetic information flows from DNA → RNA → Protein
→ In some viruses, the flow of information is in reverse direction, that is, from RNA to DNA. It is called reverse transcription.
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