: a generalization in genetics and molecular biology subject to several exceptions that genetic information is coded in self-replicating DNA and undergoes unidirectional transfer to messenger RNAs in transcription which act as templates for protein synthesis in translation
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central dogma noun
The principle that the transfer of genetic information from DNA to the protein sequence is irreversible, ie it cannot flow from protein to DNA
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Main Entry: ↑centre
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central dogma,
a theory in molecular biology which maintains that only DNA can act as a template or blueprint for the formation of RNA. This theory was considered fundamental until challenged by Teminism.
Useful english dictionary. 2012.