Lagging strand

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The lagging strand is the DNA strand replicated in the 3' to 5' direction during DNA replication from a template strand. It is synthesized in fragments.[1]

References

  1. Shier D, 2008. Hole's Essentials of Human Anatomy and Physiology, 10th edition. McGraw-Hill.