Given below are two statements.
Statement I: During G₀phase of cell cycle, the cell is metabolically inactive.
Statement II: The centrosome undergoes duplication during S phase of interphase.
In the light of the above statements, choose the most appropriate answer from the options given below.

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Statement I is correct but Statement II is incorrect.

Statement I is incorrect but Statement II is correct.

Both Statement I and Statement II are correct.

Both Statement I and Statement II are incorrect.

answer is A.

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Detailed Solution

Statement I is incorrect but statement II is correct.
SI: During quiescent stage (G0) of the cell cycle, cells lose the capacity of division and exit from G1 phase. Cells in this stage remain metabolically active but no longer proliferate unless called on to do so, depending on the requirement of the organism.
SII: During S phase, duplication of centrioles occurs in cytoplasm and replication of DNA takes place in nucleus.

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