During Replication Okazaki Fragments Elongate?

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During Dna Replication, Okazaki Fragments Are Used to Elongate. .. . the Lagging Strand Away from the Replication Fork Replication Fork the Replication Fork Is...

During Replication Okazaki Fragments Elongate?

During DNA replication, Okazaki fragments are used to elongate. ... The lagging strand away from the replication fork

replication fork
The replication fork is a structure that forms within the long helical DNA during DNA replication. It is created by helicases, which break the hydrogen bonds holding the two DNA strands together in the helix. The resulting structure has two branching "prongs", each one made up of a single strand of DNA.
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Why are Okazaki fragments formed during replication?

Okazaki fragments are formed on the lagging strand for the synthesis of DNA in a 5′ to 3′ direction towards the replication fork. ... The fragments exist as replication of DNA takes place in the 5′ -> 3′ direction due to the action of the DNA polymerase on the 3′- OH of the current strand to add free nucleotides.

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What do Okazaki fragments elongate?

The lagging strand away from the replication fork. ...

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