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Interpretation:
Formation of the Okazaki fragments in the synthesis of the lagging strand.
Concept introduction:
The DNA (deoxyribonucleic acid) is the genetic material of all the living organism. This molecule is known to be replicated in the process of cell division. The DNA is present as a double helical coiled structure in the cell. In a double helix, the chain is present in antiparallel fashion. During the replication, the DNA keeps unwinding and a new strand is formed in the direction 5’ →3’ direction, in the strand present in 3’→ 5’ direction. In the other strand, as the DNA unwinds, the formation of strand takes place in small fragments, which are called as Okazaki fragments.
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