Okazaki fragments

GPTKB entity

Statements (52)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf gptkb:Patrol_Combat_Corvette
gptkbp:are short-lived
a key concept in molecular biology
a subject of evolutionary biology studies
involved in DNA repair processes
a critical aspect of genetic replication
a focus of enzymology research
a focus of genetic research
a focus of molecular genetics research
a focus of structural biology studies
a key concept in DNA technology
a key element in the study of molecular mechanisms
a key feature of DNA replication machinery
a result of the antiparallel nature of DNA strands
a subject of biochemical analysis
a subject of biochemistry studies
a topic in genetics education
a topic of interest in synthetic biology
analyzed in genetic engineering
analyzed in the context of replication timing
analyzed using molecular techniques
critical for DNA replication accuracy
essential for cell division
eventually replaced by DNA
important for genetic fidelity
important for understanding chromosomal behavior
important for understanding genetic stability
important for understanding replication fidelity
important for understanding replication mechanisms
involved in lagging strand synthesis
involved in the synthesis of lagging strand DNA
linked by phosphodiester bonds
processed by exonucleases
produced discontinuously
studied in cancer biology
studied in the context of DNA damage response
synthesized in the 5' to 3' direction
used as a model for studying replication
important for understanding DNA polymerase function
a key element in the central dogma of molecular biology
gptkbp:composedOf short segments of DNA
gptkbp:constructedIn DNA replication
gptkbp:established gptkb:Reiji_Okazaki
gptkbp:function to facilitate DNA synthesis on the lagging strand
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Okazaki fragments
gptkbp:isUsedFor DNA ligase
gptkbp:length 100 to 200 nucleotides
gptkbp:locatedIn lagging strand of DNA
gptkbp:namedAfter Reiji_and_Tsuneko_Okazaki
gptkbp:occursIn eukaryotes
prokaryotes
gptkbp:requires RNA primers