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What are the correct terms (in order) to fill in the blanks in the sentence below? The gaps left between Okazaki fragments are filled in by the __________ enzyme on the _________ strand
a. DNA ligase - leading
b. helicase - leading
c. primase - lagging
d. DNA ligase - lagging
e. primase - parental
The answer is: d. DNA ligase - lagging
The gaps left between Okazaki fragments are filled in by the DNA ligase enzyme on the lagging strand.
The RNA primers are removed by DNA polymerase I and the gaps are later sealed by DNA ligase on the leading strand that contains the Okazaki fragments.