NEETBotanyCell Cycle and Cell Division
What is the name of the phase of the cell cycle where cell division takes place?
Options
- AInterphase
- BM Phase (Mitosis phase)
- CDNA replication phase
- DCell growth phase
Correct answer
B. M Phase (Mitosis phase)
Step-by-step solution
The M Phase represents the phase when the actual cell division or mitosis occurs and the interphase represents the phase between two successive M phases. It is significant to note that in the 24 hour average duration of cell cycle of a human cell, cell division proper lasts for only about an hour. The interphase lasts more than 95% of the duration of cell cycle. The M Phase starts with the nuclear division, corresponding to the separation of daughter chromosomes (karyokinesis) and usually ends with division of cyto