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How long is the duration of each phase in a cell cycle?
Posted June 1, 2020
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Answer
The duration of each cell cycle phase varies considerably in different kinds of cells. Usually, Gap 1 (G1) phase takes the longest time, whereas the mitotic phase is relatively short.
For a typical rapidly proliferating human cell with a total cycle time of 24 hours, the G1 phase might last as long as 11 hours, S phase about 8 hours, G2 about 4 hours and M only about 1 hour.
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Morgan, D. O. (2007). The cell cycle: principles of control. New Science Press. Cooper, G. M., & Hausman, R. E. (2004). The cell: Molecular approach. Medicinska naklada.