central dogma of molecular biology

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1. Describes a key assumption of molecular biology, namely, that each gene in the DNA molecule carries the information needed to construct one protein, which, acting as an enzyme, controls one chemical reaction in the cell.

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Example Sentences

When Crick and Watson laid the foundation for what they called the "central dogma" of molecular biology, they specified that information could only flow one way.

From Salon • May 30, 2021

According to Saphire, this facility, which is controlled by a single protein known as VP40, defies a central dogma of molecular biology: namely, that gene sequence dictates function.

From The Guardian • Oct. 26, 2014

In the ruling itself, there was a lengthy opening section explaining the central dogma of molecular biology.

From Slate • Jun. 14, 2013

For more than a decade, most scientists have accepted the "central dogma" of molecular biology without question.

From Time Magazine Archive