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Period Four: Virtual Science Lab
Let's learn about DNA replication!
Tsuneko Okazaki and her husband Reiji Okazaki carried out numerous experiments to shed light on the mechanism of DNA replication. During these experiments, they discovered small fragments that appear early in the process. These "Okazaki fragments," as they are known, play an important role in DNA replication.

Let's have a look at the structure of DNA and the process of DNA replication:
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