How to find which strand is leading and which is lagging

DNA strands are antiparallel. ... DNA polymerase can work continuously toward the replication fork only on one strand (the leading strand) while on the other strand (the lagging strand) it must proceed away from the replication fork. The lagging strand does so discontinuously in segments called Okazaki fragments. #okazakiFragments #polymerase #laggingStrand #DNAStrand #leadingStrand #genetics