What is one difference between DNA replication in bacteria versus eukaryotes?

A) Eukaryotic chromosomes are replicated bidirectionally, while bacterial chromosomes are replicated in one direction.
B) Eukaryotic chromosomes have many origins of replication and replicate bidirectionally, while bacteria have only one origin of replication and replicate unidirectionally.
C) Bacterial chromosomes are replicated bidirectionally, while eukaryotic chromosomes are replicated in one direction.
D) Eukaryotic chromosomes have many origins of replication, while bacteria have only one origin of replication.
E) The process is identical in bacterial and eukaryotic DNA replication.


D

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