Central dogma of molecular biology
The Central Dogma of Molecular Biology is a fundamental concept in genetics and molecular biology. It describes the flow of genetic information within a biological system, specifically from DNA to RNA to proteins.
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It describes the flow of genetic information within a biological system, specifically from DNA to RNA to proteins. According to this dogma, DNA is transcribed into RNA through a process called transcription, and RNA is then translated into proteins via a process called translation. This process is unidirectional, meaning that information is transmitted in one direction only, from DNA to RNA to proteins, and it is a key aspect of understanding how genetic information is stored, replicated, and expressed in living organisms. The Central Dogma was first proposed by Francis Crick in 1958, and it serves as a foundational principle in the field of molecular biology.