Dear experts please answer my question!! Please explain the various stages of inter phase in simple terms with the diagram

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A cell divides into 2 daughter cells through a regulated process.

It occurs in 2 steps:

  1. Interphase
  2. M phase (mitosis or meiosis)

Interphase: often accounts for about 90% of the cycle. Interphase can be divided into three phases:
-the G1 phase (“first gap”),
-the S phase (“synthesis”),
-and the G2 phase (“second gap”)

G1 or gap1 phase 

This phase corresponds to the gap between mitosis and initiation of DNA synthesis. Therefore, at this phase proteins essential for DNA synthesis like DNA polymerase are synthesised and cell growth occurs. All the nutrients which are required for further stages of the cell cycle are checked at this stage before initiating crucial process like DNA synthesis. DNA content at this stage founds to be 2n.

 

S phase

G1 phase is followed by the S phase, during which DNA copying or DNA replication takes place. At this stage, DNA content usually gets doubled, which is from 2n to 4n, but the chromosome number remains the same. It is the phase where cell spends most of the time. For example -  Mammalian cells spends 7 - 8 hrs in S phase.

 

G2 phase

S phase is followed by the G2 phase, this phase represents the gap between DNA synthesis and mitosis. During this phase all the proteins important for mitosis are synthesised and cell growth continues. DNA content at this stage founds to be 4n.




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