lagging strand elongation
The process in which an existing DNA strand is extended in a net 3' to 5' direction by activities including the addition of nucleotides to the 3' end of the strand, complementary to an existing template, as part of DNA replication. Lagging strand DNA elongation proceeds by discontinuous synthesis of short stretches of DNA, known as Okazaki fragments, from RNA primers; these fragments are then joined by DNA ligase. Although each segment of nascent DNA is synthesized in the 5' to 3' direction, the overall direction of lagging strand synthesis is 3' to 5', mirroring the progress of the replication fork.
GO:0006271
DNA strand elongation involved in DNA replication
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SPBC12D12.02c SPAC9.05 SPBC16D10.04c SPBC713.06 SPCC737.07c SPBC336.04 SPAC3H5.06c SPAC26H5.02c SPAPB1E7.02c SPAC20H4.04 SPAC27E2.05 SPAC8F11.07c SPBC16D10.09 SPBC1734.02c SPAC20G8.01