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Transcription Lecture 11 Remember the Central Dogma Procaryotic vs Eucaryotic We’ll start with Procaryotic Simpler, no nucleus Also control much simpler Control is the most important and exciting thing Each of the cells in your body contains all the information to make you But only certain genes are transcribed and translated in specific cells – We call this EXPRESSION. Muscle cells make the proteins that make them muscle cells (eg, the contractile filaments) Kidney cells make the proteins that make them kidney cells (their shape and function is completely different) Yet every cell has the DNA