Okazaki Fragments are Attached to the Growing End of the Lagging

Question

Okazaki fragments are attached to the growing end of the lagging strand by ________.
A)DNA ligases
B)DNA polymerases
C)DNA helicases
D)DNA gyrases
E)primases

Accepted Answer

Okazaki fragments are short, discontinuous pieces of DNA that are synthesized on the lagging strand during DNA replication. These fragments are then joined together by DNA ligases, which catalyze the formation of phosphodiester bonds between adjacent nucleotides, thereby creating a continuous strand of DNA.