• Replicaon fork – the juncon between the newly separated
template strands and the unreplicated duplex DNA
• Leading strand – DNA strand synthesized con
uously
• Lagging strand - DNA strand synthesized discon
uously
• Okazaki fragments – short fragments of new DNA formed on the lagging strand –
1,000-2,000 nucleodes in bacteria and 100-400 nucleodes in eukaryotes
• The looping of the template for the lagging strand allow the replicaon fork to
move to one direcon