The lagging strand is characterized by a series of short segments of DNA (Okazaki fragments) that are joined together to form a finished lagging strand. The experiments that led to the discovery of Okazaki fragments gave evidence for which of the following ideas?
A) DNA polymerase synthesizes leading and lagging strands during replication only in one direction.
B) DNA is a polymer consisting of four monomers: adenine, thymine, guanine, and cytosine.
C) DNA is the genetic material that requires removal of short RNA segments to be functional.
D) Bacterial replication is fundamentally different from eukaryotic replication.

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The discovery of Okazaki fragments supported the idea that DNA polymerase synthesizes DNA in only one direction (5' to 3'), necessitating the production of short DNA segments on the lagging strand, which are later joined together.

The Lagging Strand Is Characterized by a Series of Short