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lagging strands

lagging strands is the plural of lagging strand.

Meaning of lagging strand

Noun

lagging strand (plural lagging strands)

  1. The strand of DNA that is replicated from the 5' to the 3' direction.

Questions about lagging strands

What is lagging strands the plural of?
Lagging strands is the plural of lagging strand.

Words near lagging strands in the dictionary

  1. lagging behind
  2. lagging jacket
  3. lagging jackets
  4. lagging off
  5. lagging strand
  6. lagging strands
  7. laggingly
  8. laggings
  9. laggs
  10. laggy
  11. laggyness

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