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The Central Dogma: DNA Encodes RNA and RNA Encodes Protein

The central dogma

The central dogma

Instructions on DNA are transcribed onto messenger RNA. Ribosomes are able to read the genetic information inscribed on a strand of messenger RNA and use this information to string amino acids together into a protein.

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