Which of the following is an exception to the central dogma?

A) the discovery of RNA viruses that synthesize DNA using reverse transcriptase
B) the discovery that the Archaea and Bacteria are more distantly related than are Archaea and Eukarya
C) the discovery of ribozymes
D) the discovery of DNA as the unit of genetic inheritance


Answer: A

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