Final answer:
Both prokaryotes and eukaryotes use DNA polymerase to add nucleotides onto the 3' OH of the template strand, have two replication forks per replication bubble, and require a DNA template and a part of the complementary strand to initiate replication. Telomerase and the specific DNA polymerases for leading and lagging strands differ between prokaryotes and eukaryotes.
Step-by-step explanation:
When addressing the question of which statements apply to replication in BOTH prokaryotes and eukaryotes, there are certain universal aspects of DNA replication that are consistent across these two domains of life. Here are the statements that apply to both:
- DNA polymerase adds new nucleotides onto the 3' OH of the template strand.
- Each replication bubble has two replication forks.
- Initiation of DNA replication requires a DNA template strand as well as a small part of the complementary strand.
While statement (a) involves telomerase, which is not used in prokaryotes because they typically have circular DNA and do not need telomerase to replicate the ends of linear chromosomes as eukaryotes do. Therefore, statement (a) does not apply to both. Regarding statement (b), while the same DNA polymerase can synthesize both leading and lagging strands, in eukaryotes, different types of DNA polymerases are typically employed for these tasks, making statement (b) only partially correct. Lastly, statement (e) is incorrect because DNA polymerase adds nucleotides onto the 3' OH of the template strand, not the non-template strand.