An Okazaki fragment is a short segment of DNA synthesized away from the replication fork on a template strand during DNA replication, many of which are joined together to make up the lagging strand of newly synthesized DNA.
Un frammento di Okazaki รจ un breve segmento di DNA sintetizzato lontano dalla forcella di replicazione su un filamento stampo durante la replicazione del DNA, molti dei quali vengono uniti per formare il filamento lagging del DNA neo-sintetizzato.
| Front | Okazaki fragment |
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| Back | A short segment of DNA synthesized away from the replication fork on a template strand during DNA replication, many of which are joined together to make up the lagging strand of newly synthesized DNA. |
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