The Central Dogma in prokaryotic cells

        In prokaryotes, in the absence of a nuclear membrane, DNA Transcription and RNA Translation are not physically separated.  The RNA transcript can be directly translated into Protein.

        [Note a potential source of confusion: "RNA is transcribed" from DNA, so "DNA is transcribed" into RNA. "RNA is translated" into Protein, so "Protein is translated" from RNA. It is important to be specific when describing these processes.]

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Figure © 1996 by Griffiths et al. ; text © 2024 by Steven M. Carr

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