The central dogma provides a framework for thinking about how genetic information is copied and used to produce structural and catalytic components of the cell.From the choices below, select the order of biochemical processes that best correlates with the tenets of the central dogma.

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The central dogma states that genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to proteins. Replication is the process by which DNA is copied to produce an identical copy. Transcription is the process by which DNA is used as a template to synthesize RNA, and translation is the process by which RNA is used to synthesize proteins. Therefore, the order of biochemical processes that best correlates with the central dogma is: replication (copying of DNA), transcription (making an RNA copy of DNA), and translation (using the RNA to synthesize proteins). Choice A correctly follows this order.

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