Question

The longest phase of the cell cycle is __________.

Answer 1

This phase takes about 80 percent of the time required to complete the cell cycle. During cell division, the nucleus disappears after prophase. Cell division does not take a long time.Prophase is the longest phase ofmitosis, but it occurs faster thaninterphase. Anaphase is the shortest phase of mitosis.

Answer 2

The longest phase in the cell cycle is called G1. It's the phase before the DNA replication.