Distinguish Between a Major Fault and a Minor Fault

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Essay

Distinguish between a major fault and a minor fault.

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Definitions:

Okazaki Fragments

Short sequences of DNA produced on the lagging strand during DNA replication, later joined to form a continuous strand.

Semiconservative Replication

The process by which DNA duplicates itself, where each of the two resulting DNA molecules consists of one new and one original strand.

Newly Synthesized DNA

DNA strands that have been recently formed during the process of DNA replication.

Parental Strand

The original strand of DNA that serves as the template for the production of a complementary strand during DNA replication.