What phase of the cells cycle is typically the longest phase?

Answer 1

Interphase is the longest phase of the cell cycle because it's the phase between divisions. It involves G1, S, G2, and G0 phase where the cell goes through growth after its division and then preperation to go through mitosis again.

Answer 2

Interphase, G1 is typically the longest phase of the cell cycle. This can be explained by the fact that G1 follows cell division in mitosis; G1 represents the first chance for new cells have to grow. Cells usually remain in G1 for about 10 hours of the 24 total hours of the cell cycle. The length of S phase varies according to the total DNA that the particular cell contains; the rate of synthesis of DNA is fairly constant between cells and species. Usually, cells will take between 5 and 6 hours to complete S phase. G2 is shorter, lasting only 3 to 4 hours in most cells. In sum, then, interphase generally takes between 18 and 20 hours. Mitosis, during which the cell makes preparations for and completes cell division only takes about 2 hours.

The G1 phase of interphase generally lasts the longest because that is the stage that the cell spends most of its "life". This is where cell growth and metabolism occurs; the cell is doing whatever job it does for the organism. It sits in G1 until there is some kind of signal telling it it must divide again. If this is the kind of cell that doesn't divide again once it is made, we call that phase G0 (zero) and that is like sitting in G1 until the cell

Answer 3

The G0 phase-- working phase-- of interphase is the longest stage. Some cells, such as neurons, spend their entire post-fetus lives in the working phase, in which cells undergo their specialized functions (making fingernails, myelinating axons, etc.).

Answer 4

The longest phase in the cell cycle is interphase - which includes the G1 (Gap 1), S (Synthesis) and G2 (Gap 2) phases. Some cells also enter a G0 phase, which is also part of interphase.

Answer 5

If you're talking about which phase of mitosis takes longest (as in, Interphase, Prophase, Metaphase, Anaphase or Telophase) then Interphase is by far the longest, taking up as much as 90% of the cycle.

Or if you mean which phase of the cell life cycle (as in, G1, synthesis, G2, M phase/mitosis) then G1 is the longest stage.

Answer 6

in the cell cycle, the longest phase is prophase 1 of meiosis. it is divided into 5 sub-phases

Answer 7

The phase when the cell is growing bigger in preperation for it splitting, known as interphase.

Answer 8

Interphase (specifically the G1 phase, during which the newly divided cells are growing) is the longest phase of the cell cycle.

Answer 9

DNA replication, which is part of the Interphase.

Answer 10

Interphase: The cell is resting and getting ready to duplicate.