Question

Read the following statements and select the correct option.

i. The unit of DNA in which replication occurs, is called replicon.

ii. In eukaryotes, there is only one replicon however in prokaryotes there are several replicons in tandem.

Options

• Statement i is incorrect and ii is correct.

• Statement i and ii both are incorrect.

• Statement i is correct and ii is incorrect.

• Statement i and ii both are correct.

Answer 1

Statement i is correct and ii is incorrect.

Explanation:

There is just one replicon in prokaryotes, while there are several replicons in eukaryotes.