"lagging strand" meaning in English

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Noun

Forms: lagging strands [plural]
Head templates: {{en-noun}} lagging strand (plural lagging strands)
  1. (genetics) The strand of DNA that is replicated from the 5' to the 3' direction. Wikipedia link: lagging strand Categories (topical): Genetics Related terms: leading strand, replication fork, Okazaki fragment Translations (a strand of new DNA whose direction of synthesis is opposite to the direction of the growing replication fork): 后随链 (hòusuí liàn) (Chinese Mandarin)
    Sense id: en-lagging_strand-en-noun-4g01izgj Categories (other): English entries with incorrect language header Topics: biology, genetics, medicine, natural-sciences, sciences

Inflected forms

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