DNA scientist
2007-03-24 05:24:45 · 3 answers · asked by animaljam 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
he formulated the okazaki fragment theroy that describes the way lagging strand DNA is synthesized from the 5'-->3' direction instead of the previously though 3'-->5 direction.
really, really good paper about this on wikipedia.
2007-03-24 06:44:54 · answer #1 · answered by Ash 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
In 1968, Reiji Okazaki determined that DNA synthesis was not a smooth, continuous process. Rather, fragments of DNA were synthesized discretely, and assembled later on. They are joined together by phosphodiester bonds which is done by DNA ligase.
Sorry, hope that helps :)
2007-03-28 11:36:57 · answer #2 · answered by Eighth Deadly Sin 2 · 0⤊ 0⤋
He was a Japanese scientist that discovered that Mitosis was a series of stages of developments and not one long process
He was born near Hiroshima
2007-03-29 22:43:50 · answer #3 · answered by ~*tigger*~ ** 7 · 0⤊ 0⤋