What Is an Okazaki Fragment

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Multiple Choice

What is an Okazaki fragment?

• A)a small section of DNA bound to the leading strand
• B)a small section of DNA bound to the lagging strand
• C)a small section of RNA and DNA bound to the leading strand
• D)a small section of RNA and DNA bound to the lagging strand
• E)none of the above

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Definitions:

Post-mating, Prezygotic

Describes reproductive barriers that occur after mating but before the formation of a zygote, such as sperm-egg incompatibility.

Reproductive Isolating Barrier

Factors that prevent different species from interbreeding, thus maintaining species boundaries.

Eggs Get Fertilized

The process by which sperm and egg unite to form a zygote, initiating the development of a new organism.

Cryptic Species

Cryptic species are lineages that historically have been treated as one species because they are morphologically similar but that are later revealed to be genetically distinct.