"central dogma" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: central dogmas [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} central dogma (plural central dogmas)
  1. (genetics, singular only) The principle that genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to protein. Tags: singular, singular-only Categories (topical): Genetics
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  2. (countable) Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see central, dogma. Tags: countable
    Sense id: en-central_dogma-en-noun-RAsUA7M~

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