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It is very difficult to stop Cell division when the cell has entered

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G1-phase
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G2-phase
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S-phase
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Prophase
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Solution

The correct option is C S-phase
The interphase comprises of G1, S and G2 phase. In G1 phase the a cell has three options:
(a) Continue cell cycle and enter S phase,
(b) Stop cell cycle and enter quiescent stage or G0 phase
(c) Stop cell cycle and undergo differentiation.
The S phase is known as synthetic phase, in which DNA undergoes replication. As the DNA has replicates in S phase, the DNA content has become two times the normal content. The S phase must necessarily follow the S phase. Thus, the S phase is point of no return for a cell cycle and the cell must divide in the M phase of the cell cycle.
So, the correct option is 'C'.

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