English Explanatory Dictionary

lagging strand

English dictionary entry

Meanings

noun
  1. The strand of DNA that is replicated from the 5' to the 3' direction.

Word forms

lagging strand lagging strands

Related words

leading strand replication fork Okazaki fragment
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