Central Dogma Of Biology

Question 1

What does the central dogma explain

Answer 1

The relationship between DNA, RNA, and proteins.

Question 2

How does the central dogma work in eukaryotic cells?

Answer 2

DNA is a genetic code stored in the nucleus of a eukaryotic cell. With this code, an mRNA transcript can be made. This mRNA transcript can leave the nucleus to interact with a ribosome where it can act as the code for making a protien.

Question 3

How does the central dogma work in prokaryotic cells?

Answer 3

Prokaryotes lack a nucleus so an mRNA transcript can be transcribed and then immediately used for translation in the same location. Only in prokaryotes transcription and translation occur simultaneously.