Given below are two statements.
Statement A: Cell cycle includes cell growth, DNA replication and cell division.
Statement B: Cell division is a continuous process while DNA replication takes place only during specific stage.

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Both statements A and B are true

Statement A is false but statement B is true

Statement A is true but statement B is false

Both statements A and B are false

answer is C.

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Detailed Solution

Statement A is correct. The sequence of events by which a cell duplicates its genome, synthesises the other constituents of the cell and eventually divides into two daughter cells is termed cell cycle.

Statement B is incorrect. Cell growth (in terms of cytoplasmic increase) is a continuous process, DNA synthesis occurs only during one specific stage in the cell cycle.

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