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The 3 classes of information transfer suggested by the central dogma
General Special Unknown
DNA → DNA
DNA Replication
RNA → DNA
Reverse Transcription
protein → DNA
DNA → RNA
Transcription
RNA → RNA
RNA Replication
protein → RNA
RNA → protein
Translation
DNA → protein
Direct Translation
protein → protein
Reverse transcription is the transfer of information from RNA to DNA. Reverse transcription occurs in retroviruses.
RNA replication is the copying of one RNA to another. Many RNA viruses copy their RNA using RNA replication. RNA-dependent RNA polymerases are the enzymes specific for this process, as opposed DNA-dependent RNA polymerase, which catalyzes the transcription of RNA from a DNA template
“DNA makes RNA makes protein” is the central dogma of molecular biology.
Other transfers of genetic information include RNA replication and reverse transcription.
what causes mutations - can occurs by radiation messing up with the genes/
what is the difference between rna and dna the difference is there shape and size and there capablitles.
Translation is “RNA → protein.” In other words, translation is the transfer of the genetic instructions in RNA to a protein made of amino acids.
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