Question

The period of active mitosis ranges from

• A. 10 minutes to a few hours
• B. A few hours to a one day
• C. One day to a week
• D. Less than a minute

Answer 1

Answer: (B)

A few hours to a one day

Every cell undergoes cell division which contributes to the growth of the organism. Cell division is a series of events that take place in the cell which leads to the division and duplication of its DNA and gives rise to daughter cells. Cell division is again of two types mitosis and meiosis. Mitosis which takes place in somatic cells involves different phases. While this is a relatively short period of division in the cell cycle the total duration is around 10.5 hrs.

So, the correct answer is option B.