What happens before mitosis occurs?
A. The cell undergoes meiosis.
B. Cytoplasm from the parent cell becomes two daughter cells.
C. The cell grows and makes a copy of its genetic material.
D. The cell membrane disintegrates.
Answer (3)
The answer is C which is also known as the G1 phase during the cell's cycle of interphase.
The answer is C. The cell grows and makes a copy of its genetic material.
Before mitosis, a cell goes through interphase, consisting of the G₁, S, and G₂ phases. In G₁, the cell grows and prepares, in S, it duplicates its DNA, and in G₂, it prepares for division. Therefore, the correct answer is C .
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