Milton Country Park, Milton, Cambridgeshire, January 2007 Author: iwm21 ... S-phase (synthesis phase) is the part of the cell cycle in which DNA is replicated, occurring between G1 phase and G2 phase. Precise and accurate DNA replication is necessary to prevent genetic abnormalities which often lead to cell death or disease. Due to the importance, the regulatory pathways that govern this event in eukaryotes are highly con...
<cell biology> The phase of the cell cycle during which DNA replication takes place. ... (18 Nov 1997) ... 
The phase of the cell cycle during which DNA replication takes place.
Type: Term Synonyms: synthesis period
the part of the cell cycle between the G1 and G2 phases, during which DNA is synthesized and chromosomes are replicated.