Given a category $C$ with two objects and one non-identity morphism
$$ato b$$
and another similar category $D$
$$xto y,$$
we can define two functors $F,G:Cto D$ with
$$F:amapsto x, bmapsto y$$
and
$$G:amapsto x, bmapsto x$$
with morphisms doing the only thing they possibly can.
A natural transformation $alpha:FRightarrow G$ would require a component $alpha_b:F(b)to G(b)$, but there is no morphism $yto x$, so if I understand this correctly, there is no natural transformation from $F$ to $G$.
Is that correct? Is there a clear set of criteria required for there to exist a natural transformation?
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