Q. Which one of the following does not follow the central dogma of molecular biology?

A) HIV
B) Pea
C) Mucor
D) Chlamydomonas
Explanation

[Solution from source] HIV is a retrovirus: it copies its RNA genome into DNA with reverse transcriptase, which reverses the usual DNA → RNA direction of the central dogma. Pea, Mucor and Chlamydomonas are cellular organisms with DNA genomes that follow DNA → RNA → protein. Answer (1).

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