Multiple choice

What happens in a somatic cell cycle?

  1. G2 phase follows motitic phase.

  2. DNA replication takes place in S-phase.

  3. A short interphase is followed by a long motitic phase.

  4. In G1 phase, DNA constent is double the amount of DNA present in the original cell.
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Explanation

In a somatic cell cycle, DNA replication takes place in S-phase. G2 phase follows interphase. Mitotic phase is a relatively short period of the cell cycle and in interphase, DNA content is doubled. 

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