Eukaryotic protein-coding genes differ from their prokaryotic counterparts in that eukaryotic genes
A) are double-stranded.
B) are present in only a single copy.
C) contain introns.
D) have promoters.
E) are transcribed into mRNA.

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Eukaryotic genes contain introns, which are non-coding regions within the gene that must be removed during RNA processing to produce functional mRNA. Prokaryotes, on the other hand, have genes without introns. Choices A, B, D, and E are not true statements about the differences between eukaryotic and prokaryotic genes.

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