As per the central dogma, how is the flow of genetic information?
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Central Dogma:
A phenomenon in which the genetic information in DNA is converted into a functional product/protein.
The flow of genetic information is from DNA->RNA->Protein.
Replication of DNA is defined as copying of the entire genome before the cell divides into two.
Copying of information from the template DNA molecule onto a new messenger RNA molecule is called transcription.
The formation of protein molecules after reading of the messenger RNA molecule is called translation.
For example- a gene sequence on the DNA encoding for color is transcribed into mRNA, which would be further translated into a functional protein that will phenotypically express in flower petals.