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How long is an okazaki fragment?

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an okazaki fragment is 1000-2000 of neucleotides long in E-coli and 100-200 nucleotides long in eukaryotic cells..

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How long are the base pairs of Okazaki fragments?
50 base pairs
What is a okazaki fragment?
Okazaki fragments was discovered by Reiji Okazaki and collegues.During replication of DNA molecules lagging strand is synthesised on 5'->3'strandof DNA in short segments of 1000 to 2000 NT in...
What is okazaki fragment?
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What do you mean by 'okazaki fragments'?
Okazaki fragments are only used on the Lagging strand (the one going on 5' to 3' direction) never on the leading one. In fact all that the leading strand uses is the helicase to unwind DNA and DNA...
What are okazaki fragments used to elongate?
Okazaki fragments are used to elongate the lagging strand. These fragments are used as primers for RNA polymerase to fill up the gaps in the newly formed complimentary DNA on the lagging strand. DNA...