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How does DNA replication in prokaryotes differ from replication in eukaryotes?

Prokaryotic chromosomes have telomeres, and eukaryotic chromosomes do not.
Prokaryotic chromosomes have a single origin of replication, while eukaryotic chromosomes have many.
The prokaryotic DNA had multiple parts to be replicated, compared to one long chromosome in eukaryotes.
The rate of elongation during replication is slower in prokaryotes than in eukaryotes.

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Answer:

Prokaryotic chromosomes have a single origin of replication, while eukaryotic chromosomes have many.

Step-by-step explanation:

If eukaryotic chromosomes did not have many origins of replications then replication would take insanely long due to how much longer eukaryotic genes are!

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