What does each eukaryotic chromosome contain?

a. one long double-stranded DNA molecule
b. one long DNA strand
c. one long sequence of amino acids
d. one single long gene
e. one long ribonucleotide sequence


Answer: a. one long double-stranded DNA molecule

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