NEET BIOLOGY

CELL STRUCTURES AND FUNCTION

CELL CYCLE

Question [CLICK ON ANY CHOICE TO KNOW THE RIGHT ANSWER]
During which stage of the cell cycle does mitosis and cytokinesis occur?
A
Interphase
B
S phase
C
M phase
D
G1 phase
Explanation: 

Detailed explanation-1: -Cell division occurs during M phase, which consists of nuclear division (mitosis) followed by cytoplasmic division (cytokinesis). The DNA is replicated in the preceding S phase; the two copies of each replicated chromosome (called sister chromatids) remain glued together by cohesins.

Detailed explanation-2: -During the mitotic (M) phase, the cell divides its copied DNA and cytoplasm to make two new cells. M phase involves two distinct division-related processes: mitosis and cytokinesis.

Detailed explanation-3: -Mitosis (the M phase) Mitosis consists of four basic phases: prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase.

Detailed explanation-4: -Cytokinesis begins in anaphase and ends in telophase, reaching completion as the next interphase begins.

Detailed explanation-5: -Cytokinesis is the process that runs during telophase and it leads to the splitting of the cytoplasm into two daughter cells. Hence, The M phase usually ends with the division of cytoplasm (cytokinesis).

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