DNA Replication - Medical Science

Q1:

The replication of chromosomes by eukaryotes occurs in a relatively short period of time because

A the eukaryotes have more amount of DNA for replication

B the eukaryotic replication machinery is 1000 times faster than the prokaryotes

C each chromosome contains multiple replicons

D eukaryotic DNA is always single stranded

ANS:C - each chromosome contains multiple replicons

Eukaryotes have multiple origins of replication in the chromosome.