Multiple choice

Mitotic cell cycle is categorised usually into 4 phases- G1, S, G2 and M. Considering mitotic cycle time of 18 hours, distribution of time period (in hours) for every phase will be___________.

  1. G1 - 1, S - 3, G2 - 5, M - 9

  2. G1 - 9, S - 1, G2 - 3, M - 5

  3. G1 - 9, S - 5, G2 - 3, M - 1

  4. G1 - 3, S - 5, G2 - 9, M - 1
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Explanation

In mitotic cell division, a cell that previously replicated each of its chromosomes isolates the chromosome in its nuclei into 2 similar chromosome sets where each set in its own nucleus. Distribution of time period (in hours) for every phase will be 3, 5, 9 and 1.

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