S phase

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.

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