A short segment of DNA synthesized away from the replication fork during DNA replication.Group of answer choicesOkazaki fragmenttelomereprimerorigin of replicationpromoterNext
Question
A short segment of DNA synthesized away from the replication fork during DNA replication.Group of answer choicesOkazaki fragmenttelomereprimerorigin of replicationpromoterNext
Solution
The short segment of DNA synthesized away from the replication fork during DNA replication is known as an Okazaki fragment.
Here's a step-by-step explanation:
- DNA replication begins at specific sites called origins of replication.
- The two DNA strands are separated, creating a replication fork.
- DNA polymerase can only add nucleotides to the free 3' end of a growing DNA strand. As a result, a new DNA strand can elongate only in the 5' to 3' direction.
- Along one template strand of DNA, the DNA polymerase synthesizes a leading strand continuously, moving toward the replication fork.
- To elongate the other new strand, called the lagging strand, DNA polymerase must work in the direction away from the replication fork.
- The lagging strand is synthesized as
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