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The lagging strand is synthesized in fragments called Okazaki fragments. These fragments are short sequences of DNA synthesized in the opposite direction of the replication fork. Once the DNA polymerase reaches the next RNA primer, a new fragment begins.
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No, DNA ligase does not help assemble the leading strand. DNA ligase is primarily involved in the final stages of DNA replication, where it seals the nicks in the phosphodiester backbone between Okazaki fragments on the lagging strand. DNA polymerase is responsible for assembling both the leading and lagging strands during DNA replication.
Okazaki fragments are short pieces of DNA that are synthesized on the lagging strand during DNA replication. They are used to elongate the growing DNA strand in small segments that are later joined together by DNA ligase to form a continuous DNA strand.
okazaki fregments
The lagging strand of DNA is replicated using a process called Okazaki fragments. These are short DNA fragments synthesized in the 5' to 3' direction by DNA polymerase, and are subsequently joined together by DNA ligase to form a continuous strand.