G1 phase

American

noun

Cell Biology.

the first growth period of the cell cycle during interphase, in which the cell grows and cytoplasmic organelles are replicated.

Etymology

Origin of G1 phase

G (for gap )

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Alternatively, the DSBs may have occurred at the M or G1 phase, while the HDR repair followed later at the S or G2 phase of the cell cycle.

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