Assertion : Interphase occupies 75-95% of the total generation time.
Reason: Interphase (I-phase) is the long non-dividing phase.

Options

A. If both assertion and reason are true and reason is the correct explantion of assertion
B. If both assertion and reason are true but reason is not the correct explnantion of assertion.
C. If assertion is true but reason is false.
D. If both assertion and reason are false.

Answer

B

Explanation

The cell cycle is divided into two basic phase :(i) interphase, (II), M-phase. The M phaser represents the phase when the actual cell division or mitosis occurs and the interphase represetns the phase between two csuccessive M phases. In the 24 hour average duration of cell cycle of human cell, cell division proper lasts for only about an hour. The interphase lasts more than 955 of the duration of cell cycle.