Question

A student was observing slides of cell division. In one of the slides, he noticed loosely coiled chromatin depicting DNA duplication. Which phase of the cell cycle could it be?

S phase



Metaphase



M phase

Answer 1

Out of the choices given, the phase of the cell cycle is the S Phase. The correct answer will be A. 

Answer 2

The correct answer is:

S phase

Step-by-step explanation:

S phase (synthesis phase) is the part of the cell cycle in which DNA is replicated, occurring between G1 phase and G2 phase. Accurate and accurate DNA replication is needed to counter genetic exceptions which often lead to cell death or disease. DNA replication occurs during this S (synthesis) phase. Gap 2 (G2): During the gap between DNA structure and mitosis, the cell will remain to grow and design new proteins.