NEETBotanyCell Cycle and Cell Division
What is the name of the inactive stage of the cell cycle where cells remain metabolically active but do not proliferate?
Options
- AG₁ phase
- BS phase
- CG₂ phase
- DGₒ phase
Correct answer
D. Gₒ phase
Step-by-step solution
Some cells in the adult animals do not appear to exhibit division (e.g.,heart cells) and many other cells divide only occasionally, as needed to replace cells that have been lost because of injury or cell death. These cells that do not divide further exit G1 phase to enter an inactive stage called quiescent stage (G0) of the cell cycle. Cells in this stage remain metabolically active but no longer proliferate unless called on to do so depending on the requirement of the organism. In animals, mitotic cell division i