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Central Dogma of Life

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The transmission of genetic information from DNA to protein via an RNA intermediary is described by the basic dogma of molecular biology, a concept that has remained unchanged for decades. Despite the fact that subsequent research has revealed numerous exceptions to the fundamental dogma, it remains a popular paradigm for describing and studying the link between genes and protein products. The Central Dogma, written by Francis Crick in 1958, explains how DNA, mRNA, and proteins interact. Information can be transferred from DNA to DNA, DNA to mRNA, and mRNA to protein, according to the Central Dogma (Yockey, 2005) . Transcription in Prokaryote s: DNA to RNA The goal of transcription is to create RNA molecules that can help in protein synthesis (translation). As a result, the complete genome is not transcribed at once; rather, specific DNA molecule sequences serve as templates as nee ded by the cell. The ...