Question

question 8
in the picture below, the letters a, b and c correspond, respectively, to:

leading strand, okazaki fragment, lagging strand.
lagging strand, okazaki fragment, leading strand.
lagging strand, leading strand, okazaki fragment.
leading strand, lagging strand, okazaki fragment.

question 9

Explanation:

• The leading strand is synthesized continuously in the 5' - 3' direction.
• The lagging strand is synthesized discontinuously as Okazaki fragments in the 5' - 3' direction.
• In the given diagram, strand A is synthesized continuously (leading strand), strand B is an Okazaki fragment (part of the discontinuous synthesis), and strand C is the lagging strand (where Okazaki fragments are formed).

Answer:

leading strand, Okazaki fragment, lagging strand.