NEET 2020 · Class 11

Cell Cycle and Cell Division

Identify the correct statement with regard to G1 phase (Gap 1) of interphase.

  1. (A)Reorganisation of all cell components takes place.
  2. (B)Cell is metabolically active, grows but does not replicate its DNA.
  3. (C)Nuclear Division takes place.
  4. (D)DNA synthesis or replication takes place.

The NCERT line that answers it

Verbatim line

During $G_1$ phase, the cell is metabolically active and continuously grows but does not replicate its DNA.

Chapter
Cell Cycle and Cell Division
Section
10.1.1 Phases of Cell Cycle
Page
1
Words matched
15 of 17

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How this line gives the answer

0, emb=1.0, combined=1.0). Verified: high — The span directly states 'During G1 phase, the cell is metabolically active and continuously grows but does not replicate its DNA', which exactly matches option B and distinguishes it from options about DNA replication, nuclear division, or general reorganization.

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