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Name the two main phases of the cell cycle and state what happens in each.
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Answer
The interphase, during which the cell grows and its DNA is replicated, and the M phase or mitotic phase, during which the nucleus and then the cytoplasm divide.
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Explanation
Interphase occupies much the greater part of the cycle.
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