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During DNA replication, Okazaki fragments are fragments of 

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a

the leading strand towards replication fork

b

the lagging strand elongated towards replication fork

c

the leading strand away from replication fork

d

the lagging strand away from the replication fork

answer is D.

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Okazaki fragments are short segments of replicating DNA. These have 1000-2000 bp in prokaryotes and 100-200 bp in eukaryotes. These fragments are formed discontinuously and are used to elongate the lagging strand away from the replication fork.

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