which mitotic phases (prophase, metaphase, anaphase, and telophase) last the longest, and which the shortest? please rank them in order of time duration. if you can cite your sources, that'd be great. thanks.
2007-12-30 16:20:12 · 4 answers · asked by NBA Str8 Balla 1 in Science & Mathematics ➔ Biology
Prophase is longest, followed by telophase, metaphase, and anaphase.
View some slides of onion root tips and notice how many of each phase you see. You will see almost entirely interphase, which is a part of the cell cycle not included in mitosis. The fewest will be anaphase = shortest.
It's also informative to watch animations of mitosis. You'll see prophase taking a long time, metaphase being fairly leisurely, anaphase happening quickly, and telophase taking somewhat longer than metaphase to finish things up.
2007-12-30 17:05:12 · answer #1 · answered by ecolink 7 · 1⤊ 0⤋
The longest is prophase, followed by telophase, anaphase, and metaphase is the shortest.
2007-12-30 17:10:54 · answer #2 · answered by Nacho 2 · 1⤊ 0⤋
It depends entirely on the type of cell and which organism it is from. E.Coli for example can perform a full cycle in 20 minutes!
2007-12-30 16:56:40 · answer #3 · answered by Peter R 1 · 0⤊ 0⤋
OK
mitosis usually last 24 hrs
interphase is 23 hrs.
The others are all compacted inside the remaining 1 hr.
They are continuous, I don't know which is longest!
2007-12-30 16:49:07 · answer #4 · answered by Brilliant_Advisor 3 · 0⤊ 2⤋