Which phase of the cell cycle is also known as the resting phase, despite being a period of high metabolic activity and preparation for division?
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Correct answer: Interphase
Interphase is the phase between two successive M phases. Although called the resting phase, it is the time during which the cell grows and undergoes DNA replication in an orderly manner.
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More Cell Cycle Phases (G1, S, G2, M) questions
- In a typical 24-hour cell cycle of a human cell, approximately how long does the actual M phase (mitosis) last?
- During which sub-phase of interphase does the actual replication of DNA take place?
- If a cell has 2C amount of DNA at the start of the G1 phase, what will be the amount of DNA after the completion of the S phase?
- What happens to the chromosome number of a cell after the completion of the S phase if the initial number was 2n?
- In animal cells, besides DNA replication in the nucleus, which of the following events occurs in the cytoplasm during the S phase?
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