Chapter 166 of 2363 min read
Phases of the cell cycle
Why this is asked: S phase doubles the DNA content but not the chromosome number — each chromosome simply gains a second sister chromatid, so the count only changes once anaphase splits the centromeres. Resist calling G1 and G2 empty "gaps": both are long, active periods of growth and synthesis, not pauses.
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