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NEET · Botany · Cell Cycle and Cell Division
How much of the cell cycle duration is the interphase for human...
How much of the cell cycle duration is the interphase for human cells?
Options
- ALess than 5%
- BMore than 95%
- CApproximately 50%
- DVaries depending on the organism
Correct answer
B. More than 95%
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 cytoplasm (cytokinesis).