During DNA replication Okazaki fragments are linked together by ________, an enzyme that creates phosphodiester bonds between nicked fragments of DNA.
A) exopolymerase
B) DNA gyrase
C) topoisomerase
D) DNA ligase

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Okazaki fragments are short, discontinuous stretches of DNA that are synthesized in the opposite direction of the replication fork during DNA replication. These fragments are eventually linked together by DNA ligase, an enzyme that creates phosphodiester bonds between the nicked fragments of DNA.

During DNA Replication Okazaki Fragments Are Linked Together by ________