Okazaki fragments are synthesised on

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5.Molecular Basis of Inheritance

normal

Leading strands of $DNA$ only

Lagging strands of $DNA$ only

Both leading and lagging strands of $DNA$

Complementary $DNA$

Solution

(b) The strands of double helix run in opposite direction

[one strand-leading $(5' \to 3')$ and other one is lagging] lagging strand is synthesized in opposite direction

$(3' \to 5')$ and must be copied discontinuously resulting in okazaki fragments

(discovered by Reiji okazaki in $1968$)

Standard 12

Biology

normal

normal

(AIPMT-1997)

normal

(AIPMT-2005)

normal

normal