A major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA replication mechanisms isboth leading and lagging strands are continuous in eukaryotes.no Okazaki fragments are made in eukaryotes.O B.C. the replication fork moves slower in eukaryotes.no primer synthesis is needed in eukaryotes.OD.

Name: A major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA replication
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Description: A major difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA replication mechanisms isboth leading and lagging strands are continuous in eukaryotes.no Okazaki fragments are made in eukaryotes.O B.C. the replication fork moves slower in eukaryotes.no pr

DNA replication can be defined as the process in which DNA makes the copy of itself. It helps in the formation of the two identical copies from the one copy. This process is a semi-conservative process as one strand is newly formed and another strand is original. The genome of the eukaryote is very complex and has multiple points of origin. In comparison, the replication in eukaryotes is slower than the prokaryotes as the replication fork move slowly in the eukaryotes to properly synthesize complex genome. Hence, the correct option is c Option a is incorrect because, in eukaryotes, the leading strand is continuous and the lagging strand is discontinuous. Option b is incorrect because, in eukaryotes, Okazaki fragments are formed at the lagging strand Option d is incorrect because, in eukaryotes, primer is attached to both strands to initiate the synthesis of DNA. Hence, the main difference between prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA replication is that the replication fork is slower in eukaryotes than in prokaryotes