The phase directly after the G₂ phase in the cell cycle is ________.

A) the S phase
B) telophase
C) interphase
D) prophase
E) anaphase

G₂ Phase

A phase in the cell cycle where a cell has completed DNA synthesis and enters a period of growth and preparation for mitosis.

Prophase

The first stage of cell division in both mitosis and meiosis, where chromosomes condense and the nuclear envelope breaks down.

S Phase

refers to the phase of the cell cycle in which DNA is replicated, occurring between the G1 and G2 phases.