What is the central dogma of molecular biology?
1 Answer
Apr 7, 2015
DNA -> DNA -> RNA -> protein
DNA -> DNA
(the process of DNA copying itself is called replication)
DNA -> RNA
(the process of DNA being used to create RNA is called transcription)
RNA -> protein
(the process of ribosomes using RNA molecule to make proteins is called translation)
Here is a video which summarizes the central dogma of molecular biology using DNA Workshop from PBS.
video from: Noel Pauller