Central Dogma of Genetics May Not Be So Central

Amorymeltzer writes "RNA molecules aren't always faithful reproductions of the genetic instructions contained within DNA, a new study shows (abstract). The finding seems to violate a tenet of genetics so fundamental that scientists call it the central dogma: DNA letters encode information, and RNA is made in DNA's likeness. The RNA then serves as a template to build proteins. But a study of RNA in white blood cells from 27 different people shows that, on average, each person has nearly 4,000 genes in which the RNA copies contain misspellings not found in DNA."

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[canajin56]

Yes, just random mistakes is why 10,000 "accidents" happen to the same exact gene exactly the same way in exactly the same spot every time, 100% of the time, in every cell their bodies, for multiple individuals. Random transcription error. Yes, you sure thought that one through. How embarrassing. No, but seriously, too bad you weren't on the peer review for the paper. You could have saved them from publishing such garbage!