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Prokaryotic organisms have a single origin of replication, whereas eukaryotic organisms have many origins where replication occurs simultaneously. Which of the following is the most probable reason for this observation?

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Prokaryotic cells are generally smaller in size than the eukaryotic cells and thus the DNA in the prokaryotic cells are much smaller than the DNA in the eukaryotic cells therefore, the later organisms have many origins where replication occurs simultaneously. Moreover, Prokaryotic cells lack neucleus and whereas eukaryotic cells have neucleus in them which is bounded by the membrane.

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