Which of the following findings violated the central dogma?
A)the discovery of RNA viruses that synthesize DNA using reverse transcriptase
B)the discovery that the Archaea and Bacteria are more distantly related than are Archaea and Eukarya
C)the discovery of ribozymes
D)the discovery of DNA as the unit of genetic inheritance

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The discovery of RNA viruses that synthesize DNA using reverse transcriptase violates the central dogma, which states that information flows from DNA to RNA to protein, and not the other way around. Reverse transcriptase allows RNA to be converted into DNA, which is an exception to this rule.

Which of the Following Findings Violated the Central Dogma