Which of the following statements about the flow of genetic information is true?
A) Proteins encode information that is used to produce other proteins of the same amino acid sequence.
B) RNA encodes information that is translated into DNA, and DNA encodes information that is translated into proteins.
C) Proteins encode information that can be translated into RNA, and RNA encodes information that can be transcribed into DNA.
D) DNA encodes information that is translated into RNA, and RNA encodes information that is translated into proteins.
E) None of the above

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The flow of genetic information is from DNA to RNA to proteins. DNA is transcribed into RNA, which is then translated into proteins. Proteins do not have the ability to encode DNA or RNA, so option A is incorrect. Option B and C are incorrect because RNA cannot be translated into DNA.

Which of the Following Statements About the Flow of Genetic