Minor Civilopedia error

oldag07

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I do science related stuff for a living. I guess it isn't that big of a deal, but I figured I would put this feedback in. I found a minor error in the Cytonursery entry

..... Although there are several methods, the reproduction of fully-formed clones from cellular plant matter is relatively straightforward; chemical and organic catalysts (usually enzyme-based) increase cellular division until cytoplasmic and organelle volume reaches a critical mass (the G1 phase), whereupon replication of the genetic material (the G2 phase) becomes automatic. ....

DNA is duplicated in the S phase, not the G2 phase.

I know Wikipedia isn't the most authoritative source, but I can verify as a biology major that this is true.

S-phase (synthesis phase) is the part of the cell cycle in which DNA is replicated, occurring between G1 phase and G2 phase.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/S_phase

G2 phase, or pre-mitotic phase, is the third and final subphase of Interphase in the cell cycle directly preceding Mitosis. It follows the successful completion of S phase, during which the cell’s DNA is replicated. G2 phase ends with the onset of prophase, the first phase of mitosis in which the cell’s chromatin condenses into chromosomes.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/G2_phase

In short, change G2 to S, or just remove the text in the parenthesis "G1" and "G2" and the entry should be fine. Well, that is why i am single.
 
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