12. 4 Each eukaryotic chromosome contains many replicons Table 14. 1 Eukaryotic replicons are small and I replicate more slowly than bacterial DNA Organism Replicons Lengt gth Movement Bacterium 4200kb50,000bp/min Yeast 500 40 kb 3, 600 bp/min Fruit fly 3.500 40 kb 2, 600 bp/min Toad 15000 200k 500 bp/ min Mouse 25000 150 kb 2, 200 bp/min Plant 35000 300kb 消当12.4 Each eukaryotic chromosome contains many replicons