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Okazaki fragments

short DNA sequences synthesized discontinuously during DNA replication
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Okazaki fragments

Summary

Okazaki fragments is a mobile genetic element[1]. It draws 499 Wikipedia views per month (mobile_genetic_element category, ranking #1 of 1).[2]

Key Facts

  • Okazaki fragments is credited with the discovery of Tsuneko Okazaki[3].
  • Okazaki fragments is credited with the discovery of Reiji Okazaki[4].
  • Okazaki fragments's instance of is recorded as mobile genetic element[5].

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Definition and Type

Okazaki fragments's instance of is recorded as mobile genetic element[5].

Why It Matters

Okazaki fragments draws 499 Wikipedia views per month (mobile_genetic_element category, ranking #1 of 1).[2] It has Wikipedia articles in 22 language editions, a strong signal of global cultural recognition.[6] It is known by 13 alternative names across languages and contexts.[7]

References

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Direct Wikidata claims

  1. [5] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  2. [3] ↑ . wikidata.org.
  3. [4] ↑ . wikidata.org.

Class ancestry

  1. [1] ↑ . Wikidata. wikidata.org.

Aggregate / graph-position facts

  1. [2] ↑ . Wikimedia Foundation. dumps.wikimedia.org.
  2. [6] ↑ . Wikidata sitelinks. wikidata.org.
  3. [7] ↑ . Wikidata aliases. wikidata.org.

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  1. 8d ago · Nyuhn · 2026-07-10 view diff on Wikidata ↗
    P14541 → 3O1lVP
    Aliases → —
    Instance of → mobile genetic element
    Discoverer or inventor → Tsuneko Okazaki, Reiji Okazaki
    + 1 other property edited (see Wikidata diff for full list)
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