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A model to explain the cell division cycle in both prokaryotes and eukaryotes is presented. No specific ‘G1 functions’ take place during the G1 period, which is merely part of a larger period for the preparation of DNA synthesis which began at the previous initiation of DNA synthesis. A G1 period exists merely because the doubling time of the cells is greater than the sum of the S and G2 periods.
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Cooper, S. A unifying model for the G1 period in prokaryotes and eukaryotes. Nature 280, 17–19 (1979). https://doi.org/10.1038/280017a0
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