G1 phase

noun

, Cell Biology.

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

Word History and Origins

Origin of G1 phase¹

G (for gap )

Example Sentences

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