Molecular Basis of Inheritance Question 100
100. Okazaki fragments are seen during
(a) transcription
(b) translation
(c) replication
(d) transduction
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Answer : c
Hints & Solution
(c) Replication of DNA is discontinuous over the lagging strand i.e., over this strand only small stretches of DNA are built due to opposite running of DNA template. The small stretches of DNA are called Okazaki fragments.
