In spring, flowers arenât the only things blooming in front yards across America. As buyers flood the market after a winter of hibernation, neighborhood lawns will begin to sprout the familiar for sale signs. But just because spring is the most popular time to buy a home doesnât mean itâs the right time.
An Okazaki fragment is a short length of DNA used to form a growing lagging strand in replicating DNA. Okazaki fragments allow the lagging strand to be synthesized in the 5' to 3' direction while the strand actually grows in the direction of the replication fork (3' to 5').n Okazaki fragment is a short length of DNA used to form a growing lagging strand in replicating DNA. Okazaki fragments allow the lagging strand to be synthesized in the 5' to 3' direction while the strand actually grows in the direction of the replication fork (3' to 5').
This means that, in order for Okazaki fragments to replicate from each of the primers, the lagging strand must make a loop to bring the primers to the polymerase III at the replication fork. (showing this in a picture would be confusing so that is why most diagrams don't draw this out).