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The central dogma of molecular genetics states that the genetic information flows from:

A $DNA \to RNA \to Carbohydrates$
B $Amino acids \to Proteins \to DNA$
C $DNA \to Carbohydrates \to Proteins$
D $DNA \to RNA \to Proteins$

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Proposed by Francis Crick, the Central Dogma describes the unidirectional flow of genetic information:Replication: DNA to DNA.Transcription: DNA to RNA.Translation: RNA to Proteins.

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The central dogma of molecular genetics states that the genetic information flows from:

A

DNA \to RNA \to Carbohydrates

B

Amino acids \to Proteins \to DNA

C

DNA \to Carbohydrates \to Proteins

D

DNA \to RNA \to Proteins

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