operons allow prokaryotes to
replication DNA at the appropriate time
avoid mutations
keep their DNA organized
conserve energy
Please help! I'm pretty sure it's either A or D

Question

operons allow prokaryotes to
replication DNA at the appropriate time
avoid mutations
keep their DNA organized
conserve energy 
Please help! I'm pretty sure it's either A or D

shiraz14 · Answer

Well, this question is not very good - the correct answer is operons allow prokaryotes to regulate transcription of co-functional genes within their DNA. However the closest answer here would be C) operons allow prokaryotes to keep their DNA organized. Operons do not play a part in controlling DNA replication in prokaryotes - this is mediated by the origin of replication.