Using polyethylene glycol (PEG), early G1 phase cells were fused with S phase cells. Of the following events, which would you expect to be induced in the G1 cells as a result of the fusion?
A)spindle fiber formation
B)mitosis
C)condensation of chromosomes
D)cytokinesis
E)DNA replication

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When G1 phase cells are fused with S phase cells, the S phase cytoplasmic factors can induce the G1 cells to enter DNA replication, which is characteristic of the S phase.

Using Polyethylene Glycol (PEG), Early G1 Phase Cells Were Fused