CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION
CELL CYCLE
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Slow phase where DNA sleeps
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Synthesis phase where DNA grows
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Synthesis phase where DNA is copied
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None of the above
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Detailed explanation-1: -S phase (Synthesis Phase) is the phase of the cell cycle in which DNA is replicated, occurring between G1 phase and G2 phase. Since accurate duplication of the genome is critical to successful cell division, the processes that occur during S-phase are tightly regulated and widely conserved.
Detailed explanation-2: -The S stage stands for “Synthesis". This is the stage when DNA replication occurs. The G2 stage stands for “GAP 2". The M stage stands for “mitosis", and is when nuclear (chromosomes separate) and cytoplasmic (cytokinesis) division occur.
Detailed explanation-3: -The S phase of a cell cycle occurs during interphase, before mitosis or meiosis, and is responsible for the synthesis or replication of DNA. In this way, the genetic material of a cell is doubled before it enters mitosis or meiosis, allowing there to be enough DNA to be split into daughter cells.
Detailed explanation-4: -Therefore, during S phase coupling of DNA and histone synthesis occurs, at least in part, through a mechanism that is independent of cyclin/cdk2 activity. Coupling of DNA and histone synthesis in S phase presumably contributes to the prompt and orderly assembly of newly replicated DNA into chromatin.
Detailed explanation-5: -S phase is also known as the synthesis phase as it is the period which marks the synthesis of DNA.