Given the larger size of eukaryotic chromosomes compared to prokaryotic chromoso

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Given the larger size of eukaryotic chromosomes compared to prokaryotic chromosomes, which of the following is one adaptation to allow eukaryotic chromosomes to improve efficiency of replication? The multiple DNA polymerases of eukaryotic cells function at a much faster rate than prokaryotic DNA polymerase. Eukaryotic chromosomes are only replicated with leading strands. Eukaryotic chromosomes start out large, but due to telomere shortening they become much shorter as the number of cell divisions increases Each chromosome has a large number of origins of replication.

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D) each chromosome has large number of origin of replication

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