AP BIOLOGY

Detailed explanation-1: -On the lagging strand, DNA synthesis restarts many times as the helix unwinds, resulting in many short fragments called “Okazaki fragments.” DNA ligase joins the Okazaki fragments together into a single DNA molecule.

Detailed explanation-2: -The lagging strand is a single DNA strand that, during DNA replication, is replicated in the 5′ – 3′ direction (opposite direction to the replication fork). DNA is added to the lagging strand in discontinuous chunks called ‘okazaki fragments’.

Detailed explanation-3: -These are short DNA nucleotide sequences are discontinuously synthesized and further associated by ligase enzyme which gives rise to the lagging strand at the time of DNA replication. They are formed in the lagging strand by the initiation of the creation of a new RNA primer by primo some.