Multiple choice

Assertion (A) : The rate of DNA replication is much faster in E. coli than in eukaryotes.

Reason (R) : The length of Okazaki fragments that result from DNA Polymerase I activity are much shorter in prokaryotes than in eukaryotes.

  1. Both A and R are individually true and R is the correct explanation of A.

  2. Both A and R are individually true but R is not the correct explanation of A.

  3. A is true but R is false.

  4. A is false but R is true.
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B Correct answer
Explanation

It is true that the rate of DNA replication is much faster in E. coli than in eukaryotes. It is also true that the length of Okazaki fragments that result from DNA Polymerase I activity are much shorter in prokaryotes than in eukaryotes. But R is not the correct explanation of A. 

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