Question

The lagging strand of the newly synthesized DNA goes ____ replication fork

A) Towards
B) Away from
C) Parallel to
D) Across the

Answer 1

The lagging strand of the newly synthesized DNA goes away from the replication fork in short stretches known as Okazaki fragments.

Step-by-step explanation:

Replication of the lagging strand occurs in the direction away from the replication fork in short stretches of DNA called Okazaki fragments. DNA polymerase reads the template strand in the 3' to 5' direction and adds nucleotides only in the 5' to 3' direction. This results in the lagging strand being synthesized discontinuously.