In genetics, the central dogma pertains to DNA and its lifecycle within an organism. DNA is the genetic material within the cell and codes for an amino acid sequence which is used to create protiens. DNA also can produce regulatory agents within the cell. DNA starts by being transcribed into RNA. Depending whether or not the organism is a prokaryote or eukaryote, the process will vary. In eukaryotes, there is more proteins, origins or replication and processing which goes into transcription becasue there is more DNA which is linear. After the DNA is trascribed into RNA, the RNA is translated into an amino acid sequence. The code of amino acids correlates to the codon (order of 2 nucleotides) which is matched up by the tRNA that brings in the amino acid to the chain. From there, a proteins is produced from DNA.
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