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Why is lagging strand replication more complicated than leading strand replication?

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Answered by PranavRS
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At a replication fork, both strands are synthesized in a 5′ → 3′ direction. The leading strand is synthesized continuously, whereas the lagging strand is synthesized in short pieces termed Okazaki fragments.

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