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The Cell Cycle

The Key Roles of Cell Division

Binary Fission

binary fission

blue starCell division functions in reproduction, growth, and repair

blue starSingle celled organisms reproduce via cell division

blue starMulticellular organisms depend on it for development after fertilization, growth, and repair

blue starCell division distributes identical sets of chromosomes to daughter cells

blue starEukaryotic cell division consists of mitosis (division of the nucleus), and cytokinesis (division of the cytoplasm)

blue starDNA is partitioned among chromosomes making it easier for the eukaryotic cell to replicate and distribute its huge amounts of DNA

blue starChromosomes consist of DNA and protein that condenses during mitosis

blue starWhen chromatids replicate, they form identical sister chromatids

blue starThe chromatids separate during mitosis and become the chromosomes of the new daughter cells

The Mitotic Cell Cycle

cell cycle

blue starThe Mitotic phase alternates with interphase in the cell cycle

blue starMitosis and cytokinesis make up the M phase (Mitotic Phase)

blue starBetween divisions cells are in interphase, the G1, S, and G2 phases

blue starThe cell grows throughout interphase but DNA is replicated ONLY during the S (Synthesis) phase

blue starMitosis is continuous and can be described in 5 phases Prophase, Prometaphase, Metaphase, Anaphase, and Telophase

A brief visual introduction to mitosis

mitosis

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