When Eukaryotic Genomes and Prokaryotic Genomes Are Compared

question 65

Multiple Choice

When eukaryotic genomes and prokaryotic genomes are compared,

• A) eukaryotic genomes tend to be smaller than prokaryotic genomes.
• B) eukaryotic genomes tend to have fewer regulatory sequences than prokaryotic genomes.
• C) the percentage of the genome devoted to coding sequences in eukaryotic genomes is lower than in prokaryotic genomes.
• D) eukaryotic genomes have transposons, but prokaryotic genomes do not.
• E) in eukaryotic genomes, there is a single origin of replication on each chromosome.

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Definitions:

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