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It is said that the one cycle of cell division in human cells (eukaryotic cell) takes 24 hours. Which phase of the cycle, do you think occupies the maximum part of cell cycle ?

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If a cell takes 24 hours to divide, it will have `18-20` hour time to spend on interphase stge to prepare itself to undergo cell division.
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