Okazaki fragments

GPTKB entity

Statements (20)
Predicate Object
gptkbp:instanceOf biological concept
DNA replication intermediate
gptkbp:directionOfSynthesis 5' to 3'
gptkbp:discoveredBy gptkb:Reiji_Okazaki
gptkb:Tsuneko_Okazaki
gptkbp:firstDescribed 1968
gptkbp:foundIn gptkb:lagging_strand
DNA replication
https://www.w3.org/2000/01/rdf-schema#label Okazaki fragments
gptkbp:joinedBy gptkb:DNA_ligase
gptkbp:length 100 to 200 nucleotides (eukaryotes)
1000 to 2000 nucleotides (prokaryotes)
gptkbp:namedAfter gptkb:Reiji_Okazaki
gptkbp:requires RNA primer
gptkbp:role discontinuous DNA synthesis
gptkbp:synthesisType DNA polymerase
gptkbp:template parental DNA strand
gptkbp:bfsParent gptkb:Takeshi_Okazaki
gptkb:Atsuko_Okazaki
gptkbp:bfsLayer 7