THE MOLECULAR BASIS OF INHERITANCE
DNA REPLICATION
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Leading
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Lagging
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Detailed explanation-1: -Leading and lagging strands DNA is made differently on the two strands at a replication fork. One new strand, the leading strand, runs 5’ to 3’ towards the fork and is made continuously. The other, the lagging strand, runs 5’ to 3’ away from the fork and is made in small pieces called Okazaki fragments.
Detailed explanation-2: -One strand is synthesized continuously in the direction of the replication fork; this is called the leading strand. The other strand is synthesized in a direction away from the replication fork, in short stretches of DNA known as Okazaki fragments. This strand is known as the lagging strand.
Detailed explanation-3: -The lagging strand is the strand of daughter DNA that is synthesized discontinuously in DNA replication. DNA replication is the process of making two identical daughter DNA molecules from one parent molecule.