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question 17
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what happens to a cell during the interphase stage of the cell cycle?
○ the cells chromosomes are duplicated
○ the cells chromosomes condense and coil
○ the cell divides into two unique cells
○ the cell divides into two identical daughter cells

Explanation:

To solve this, we analyze each option:

• "the cell's chromosomes are duplicated": Interphase (specifically S - phase) is when DNA replication (chromosome duplication) occurs.
• "the cell's chromosomes condense and coil": This happens during prophase of mitosis, not interphase.
• "the cell divides into two unique cells": Cell division producing unique cells is meiosis, and the division phase (not interphase) is when cell division occurs. Also, mitosis produces identical, not unique, cells in terms of genetic material for body cells.
• "the cell divides into two identical daughter cells": This is the result of mitotic division (cytokinesis), which is after interphase.

So the correct event for interphase is chromosome duplication.

Answer:

the cell's chromosomes are duplicated