Onion meristem cells complete a cell cycle in 800 minutes. Use the data in the table to calculate the portion of the cycle spent in prophase.

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Onion meristem cells complete a cell cycle in 800 minutes. Use the data in the table to calculate the portion of the cycle spent in prophase. 

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Phase  Specimen 1 
Interphase  120 
Prophase  25 
Metaphase 
Anaphase  8
Telophase 
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