Pick the correct statement/s
(i) Monocistronic genes are mostly found in eukaryotes
(ii) Polycistronic genes are mostly present in prokaryotes
(iii) Eukaryotic genes are mostly split genes

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i & iii

ii & iii

i & ii

i, ii & iii

answer is D.

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NCERT Page no: 111

Cistron as a segment of DNA coding for a polypeptide, the structural gene in a
transcription unit could be said as monocistronic or polycistronic. Monocistronic genes are mostly found in eukaryotes, polycistronic genes are mostly present in prokaryotes and eukaryotic genes are split genes due to interruption of introns

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