Students in a biology lab isolated cells in various phases of the cell cycle. A population of cells that have 1 1/2 times the DNA of G1 phase cells was most likely isolated from which of the following parts of the cell cycle?
A) between the G1 and S phases
B) in the G2 phase
C) in the M phase
D) in the S phase

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During the S phase of the cell cycle, DNA is replicated. Cells in the S phase would have between 1 and 2 times the amount of DNA as cells in the G1 phase, depending on how far along they are in the replication process.

Students in a Biology Lab Isolated Cells in Various Phases