How do prokaryotes function with nuclei?

Question: How do prokaryotes function with nuclei?
- Keywords:
  cell,
  nucleus,
  organism,
  prokaryote
Asked by Ally to Anna, Hayley, Iain, Rebecca on 16 Jun 2015.
- Hayley Clissold answered on 16 Jun 2015:
  
  Although prokaryotes don’t have a nucleus, they still contain genetic information (DNA) and proteins, but they’re just located somewhere else. Instead of being confined to the nucleus compartment, they are found in the cytoplasm.
- anon answered on 16 Jun 2015:
  
  Yep, they are basically just a bit different but still work 🙂

Question: How do prokaryotes function with nuclei?