At what stage of the cell cycle are histone proteins synthesized in a eukaryotic cell?
- During G2 stage of prophase
- During S-phase
- During entire prophase
- During telophase
Answer
(2) During S-phase
Solution
As per NCERT, DNA replication takes place during the S or synthesis phase of interphase, and the amount of DNA per cell doubles.
⇒ The new DNA must be packed into nucleosomes at once, so the histone proteins needed for this are synthesised in the same phase.
∴ Histone proteins are synthesised during the S-phase.
Answer: (2)