alleryStart learning →The strand made in short pieces is called the:
ALinking strand
BLagging strand
CLeading strand
DLanding strand
Answer & Solution
Correct answer: B. Lagging strand
1. It trails behind the opening fork.
2. It carries the Okazaki fragments.
3. That is the lagging strand.
_Source: OpenStax Biology 2e, Chapter 14, DNA Structure and Function._
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