In molecular and cell biology, central dogma is the passage of information from DNA to RNA to protein. Here's a brief breakdown of central dogma's process:
| Process | What Is Made? | What Is Template? | Important Molecules | Starts At Ends When |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Replication | DNA | DNA | DNA polymerase, primase, helicase, DNA ligase, topoisomerase | Origin of replication (ORI) Replication forks meet |
| Transcription | RNA | DNA | RNA polymerase | Promoter Termination sequence |
| Translation | Polypeptide (protein) | mRNA | Ribosome, tRNA | Start codon (AUG) Stop codon (UAA, UGA, UAG) |
