The topic of Dr. Francis Crick’s 1970 paper was on the three biopolymers (DNA, R

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The topic of Dr. Francis Crick’s 1970 paper was on the three biopolymers (DNA, RNA, and protein) and the “transfers” between each polymer. He details both the original categorization of transfers from 1958 and then his proposed new groups with re-organized transfers.

1. List below all probable transfers proposed by Dr. Crick. (1 point)

2. List below all possible transfers proposed by Dr. Crick. (1 point)

3. List below all impossible transfers proposed by Dr. crick. (1 point)

4. The basis of Dr. Crick’s 1970 paper was to clarify the central dogma of molecular biology in response to the “Central Dogma Reversed” publication. According to Dr. Crick, the work of Dr. Howard Temin suggests what? (1 point)

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All probable transfers – DNA to DNA, DNA to RNA, RNA to protein, RNA to RNA All possible transfers – RNA to DNA, DNA to protein All impossible transfers – Protein to protein, protein to RNA, protein to DNA According to Dr. Crick, the work of Dr. Howard Temin shows that tumor virus can use viral RNA as template for the synthesis of DNA

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