Okazaki fragments are small pieces of
A)RNA.
B)protein.
C)DNA.
D)enzymes.

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Okazaki fragments are short, discontinuous fragments of DNA that are formed during DNA replication on the lagging strand. They are synthesized in the 5' to 3' direction, in the opposite direction of the replication fork, and are later joined together by DNA ligase. Therefore, the correct answer is C - DNA. Okazaki fragments are not RNA, protein, or enzymes.

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