Question

What are Okazaki fragments?

• A. Short segments of RNA
• B. Short segments of DNA synthesized on the lagging strand
• C. Long continuous strands of DNA
• D. DNA segments that are removed during replication

Answer 1

Answer:

B. Short segments of DNA synthesized on the lagging strand

okazaki fragments are short DNA segments that are synthesized during DNA replication. They are formed on the lagging strand, which is the strand that is synthesized discontinuously.