Why does one strand of DNA need to be copied in short fragments?

Why does one strand of DNA need to be copied in short fragments?

Because the two strands of a DNA molecule have complementary base pairs

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Because DNA polymerase can only synthesize DNA in a 5′ to 3′ direction, the other new strand is put together in short pieces called Okazaki fragments. The Okazaki fragments each require a primer made of RNA to start the synthesis. The strand with the Okazaki fragments is known as the lagging strand.

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C) to ensure each new cell has an exact copy of the dna