G2 phase

noun

, Cell Biology.

1. the second growth period of the cell cycle following DNA replication and preceding prophase, during which the cell forms the materials that make up the spindle.

Word History and Origins

Origin of G2 phase¹

First recorded in 1970–75; G (for gap )

Example Sentences

Genome editing by the ribonucleoprotein complex has been estimated24 to start after approximately 3 h in vitro and to persist for 12–24 h, so CRISPR–Cas9-induced DSBs are likely to be formed during late S phase or subsequently at G2 phase.

From Nature

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.

From Nature