Question

QUESTION 8

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In DNA replication, the lagging strand:

A. pairs with the leading strand by complementary base pairing.

B. is made up entirely of RNA primers.

C. is not synthesized until the synthesis of the leading strand is completed.

D. is synthesized as a series of Okazaki fragments.

E. is synthesized as a complementary copy of the leading strand.

Answer 1

The correct answer is D is synthesized as a series of okazaki fragments.

Step-by-step explanation:

During DNA replication the leading strand is replicated continuously whereas the lagging strand is replicated discontinuously.

As a result a continuous stretch of nucleotides are synthesized in the leading strand whereas a number of short fragments are generated in the lagging strand .These short fragments are termed as okazaki fragments.