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What are the key similarities between prokaryotic and eukaryotic DNA replication?
Posted August 25, 2022
Cell Structures and OrganellesDNA and RNA QuantitationNucleusPhysiological Probes
Answer
  • Both of their replications occur before nuclear division
  • DNA in both processes is a double helix
  • Both replications are bi-directional 
  • RNA primer is synthesized by primase enzyme
  • The replication happens in the 5’ to 3’ direction
  • Leading and lagging strands are created in both replications
  • Both replications take approximately one hour to complete
  • Both are multistep processes carried out with the assistance of DNA polymerases
  • Unwinding of both DNA is done by DNA helicase
  • The unwound DNA strands become stabilized 
Additional resources
Comparing & Contrasting DNA Replication in Prokaryotes & EukaryotesHelixyte™ Green Fluorimetric dsDNA Quantitation Kit *Optimized for Broad Dynamic Range*DNA and RNA Quantitation

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