Meanings
nounOkazaki fragment (plural Okazaki fragments)
plural Okazaki fragments
- in pluraloftenbiologyOne of many short, newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand (i.e. lagging strand) during DNA replication.
Origin
Named after Japanese molecular biologist Reiji Okazaki (1930–1975), the leader of its discoverers in the 1960s.
Full word history & related roots →Translations
Arabic شَظَايَا أُوكَازَاكِي, قَطْع أُوكَازَاكِي
- شَظَايَا أُوكَازَاكِي (šaẓāyā ʔūkāzākī)one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
- قَطْع أُوكَازَاكِي (qaṭʕ ʔūkāzākī)one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Catalan fragment d'Okazaki
- fragment d'Okazakione of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Chinese Mandarin 岡崎片段 /冈崎片段
- 岡崎片段 /冈崎片段 (Gāngqí piànduàn)one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Czech Okazakiho fragment
- Okazakiho fragmentone of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Dutch Okazaki-fragment
- Okazaki-fragmentone of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Finnish Okazakin fragmentti
- Okazakin fragmenttione of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
French fragment d'Okazaki
- fragment d'Okazakione of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
German Okazaki-Fragment
- Okazaki-Fragmentone of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Greek θραύσματο του Οκαζάκι
- θραύσματο του Οκαζάκι (thráfsmato tou Okazáki)one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Hebrew מִקְטָע אוֹקָזָקִי
- מִקְטָע אוֹקָזָקִי (miktá Okazáki)one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Hungarian Okazaki-fragmentum
- Okazaki-fragmentumone of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Indonesian fragmen Okazaki
- fragmen Okazakione of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Italian frammento di Okazaki
- frammento di Okazakione of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Japanese 岡崎フラグメント
- 岡崎フラグメント (Okazaki-furagumento)one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Korean 오카자키 절편
- 오카자키 절편 (Okajaki jeolpyeon)one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Polish fragment Okazaki, odcinek Okazaki
- fragment Okazakione of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
- odcinek Okazakione of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Portuguese fragmento de Okazaki
- fragmento de Okazakione of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Russian фрагме́нт Оказа́ки
- фрагме́нт Оказа́ки (fragmént Okazáki)one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Slovak Okazakiho fragment
- Okazakiho fragmentone of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Spanish fragmento de Okazaki
- fragmento de Okazakione of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Tamil ஒகசாகியின் துண்டு
- ஒகசாகியின் துண்டு (okacākiyiṉ tuṇṭu)one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Turkish Okazaki parçası
- Okazaki parçasıone of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Ukrainian фрагме́нт Оказа́кі
- фрагме́нт Оказа́кі (frahmént Okazáki)one of many newly synthesized DNA fragments formed on the lagging template strand during replication
Cite this entry
APA
Okazaki fragment. (n.d.). In WatkinsX Dictionary. Retrieved November 5, 2026, from https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okazaki%20fragment
MLA
“Okazaki fragment.” WatkinsX Dictionary, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okazaki%20fragment. Accessed November 5, 2026.
Chicago
WatkinsX Dictionary, s.v. “Okazaki fragment,” accessed November 5, 2026, https://dictionary.watkinsx.com/word/Okazaki%20fragment.
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