Define the terms leading strand, lagging strand, Okazaki fragment, and RNA primer. Define the characteristics of the leading and lagging strands in the replication bubble.
Replication of the lagging strand is discontinuous.
Replication of the leading strand is continuous.
Replication of the leading strand begins near the origin of replication.
Replication of the lagging strand occurs in fragments as the original
DNA is unwound. DNA polymerase fills in gaps in the lagging strand.
What is an Okazaki fragment?
the piece of RNA at the 5' end of each section of newly synthesized DNA
small pieces of DNA that assist in the binding of DNA polymerase complexes
the piece of DNA that results from a deletion mutation during DNA replication
a small piece of DNA in the lagging strand
What is an RNA primer?
the sequence of ribonucleic acids at the 3' end of each piece of newly synthesized DNA
the sequence of ribonucleic acids at the 5' end of each newly synthesized section of DNA
RNA sequences that signal the origin of replication
an RNA sequence at the beginning of each section of the lagging strand only