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The mechanism of eukaryotic DNA replication differ from prokaryotic DNA replication due to 
 

Option: 1

Use of DNA primer rather than RNA primer


Option: 2

Different enzyme for synthesis of lagging and leading strand
 


Option: 3

Discontinuous replication occurs rather than semi-discontinuous replication
 


Option: 4

Unidirectional replication rather than semi-discontinuous replication
 


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As we have already discussed in DNA Replication in Eukaryotes -

 In eukaryotes, one strand of DNA is synthesized in a continuous manner but the other one is synthesized in a semi-discontinuous manner and made of Okazaki fragments. Hence, the correct option is (c).
 

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