Word Pronunciation & Dictionary

central dogma

Word Rarity Rare

Frequency: 3.26 in modern English

Syllables: cen-tral -dog-ma
IPA

18

Scrabble Score

12

Letters

4

Syllables

11

Unique Chars

Meaning

noun

The principle that genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to protein.

noun

Used other than figuratively or idiomatically: see central, dogma.

Countable

Usage

Countable

Inflected Forms

central dogmas (plural)

Questions

What does central dogma mean?: The principle that genetic information flows from DNA to RNA to protein.

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