Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 16

16. Which one of the following does not follow the central dogma of molecular biology?

[2010]

(a) Pea

(b) Mucor

(c) Chlamydomonas

(d) HIV

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Answer : d

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(d) HIV viruses does not follow central dogma. Central dogma is a one way flow of information from DNA to mRNA and then to protein. $DNA \underset{\text{ reverse tr anscription }}{\text{ transcription }} mRNA \xrightarrow{\text{ trend ation }}$ Protien