Answer to Question #258005 in Cell Biology for Nah JT

Question

Why do we need mRNA if DNA holds all the genetic instructions for the proteins the cell is supposed to produce?

Answer 1

Most genes contain the information needed to make functional molecules called proteins. ... The type of RNA that contains the information for making a protein is called messenger RNA (mRNA) because it carries the information, or message, from the DNA out of the nucleus into the cytoplasm.