Q.

Among eukaryotes, replication of DNA takes place in  [2023]

1 G1 phase  
2 G2 phase  
3 M phase  
4 S phase  

Ans.

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S or synthesis phase marks the period during which DNA synthesis or replication takes place. During this phase, the amount of DNA per cell doubles. If the initial amount of DNA is denoted as 2C, then it increases to 4C."