Question

Which statement is FALSE?

a The typical eukaryotic nucleus has five replicases
b A single bacterial DNA polymerase undertakes semiconservative replication.
c DNA synthesis occurs always from 5 to 3 (This refers to synthesis of the new strand, not movement on the template.)
d Bacteria usually have only one replicase comprised of multiple subunits.

Answer 1

The statement that is FALSE is that the typical eukaryotic nucleus has five replicases. Eukaryotic DNA replication involves more than one polymerase and uses multiple sites of origin.

Step-by-step explanation:

The statement that is FALSE is a. The typical eukaryotic nucleus has five replicases.

Eukaryotic DNA replication involves more than one polymerase, but not five replicases. In fact, eukaryotes have multiple sites of origin and use fourteen polymerases for replication. This is necessary due to the complexity and size of eukaryotic genomes, which are much larger than prokaryotic genomes.