AIIMS 2014
- Exam
- AIIMS
- Year
- 2014
- Subject
- Botany
- Chapter
- Cell Cycle and Cell Division
AIIMS 2014 · Botany · Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Which is the longest phase of the cell cycle?
Which is the longest phase of the cell cycle?
Options
- AM-phase
- BM-phase
- CLeptotene
- DS-phase
Correct answer
B. M-phase
Step-by-step solution
Cell cycle is divided into 2 phases. (i) Interphase (a period of preparation for cell division), (ii) M phase (the actual period of cell division). The interphase cell is metabolically quite active. Interphase is the long nondividing phase further divided into and . It occupies 75 to of entire cell division time.