Reiji Okazaki Discovered What Are Now Called "Okazaki Fragments" Produced

question 4

Multiple Choice

Reiji Okazaki discovered what are now called "Okazaki fragments" produced during DNA replication. These fragments are ____.

• A) short lengths of new DNA on the leading strand
• B) RNA primers on the lagging strand
• C) RNA primers on both the lagging and leading strand
• D) short lengths of new DNA on the lagging strand
• E) RNA primers on the leading strand

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Definitions:

Sample Variance

The measure of variation or spread within a sample set of data, calculated by averaging the squared deviations from the sample mean.

Population Variance

A measure of the dispersion of a set of data points in a population from their mean value, representing how spread out the population values are.

Unbiased Estimator

A statistical estimator whose expected value equals the true value of the parameter it estimates.

Sample Mean

The arithmetic average of a set of sample values, used as an estimate of the population mean.