It Is More Difficult to Identify Eukaryotic Genes Than Prokaryotic

question 22

Multiple Choice

It is more difficult to identify eukaryotic genes than prokaryotic genes because in eukaryotes ________.

• A) the proteins are larger than in prokaryotes
• B) the coding portions of genes are shorter than in prokaryotes
• C) there are no start codons
• D) there are introns

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