Describe the consequences that would arise if a eukaryotic chromosome: A. Contained only one origin of replication:

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Describe the consequences that would arise if a eukaryotic chromosome:

A. Contained only one origin of replication:

(i) At the exact center of the chromosome.
(ii) At one end of the chromosome.

B. Lacked telomeres.

C. Lacked a centromere.

Assume that the chromosome is 150 million nucleotide pairs in length, a typical size for an animal chromosome, and that DNA replication in animal cells proceeds at about 100 nucleotides per second.

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Essential Cell Biology

ISBN: 9780393680362

5th Edition

Authors: Bruce Alberts, Karen Hopkin, Alexander Johnson, David Morgan, Martin Raff, Keith Roberts, Peter Walter

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