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Cell Cycle Clue
Basic Cell Cycle Vocabulary
15 cards·by halle.timpson
cell cycle
Mitosis
duplication of a cell and all its parts
S phase
replication of DNA
Interphase
Longest phase in the cell cycle
Interphase
the cell grows and copies its DNA before moving into mitosis
M phase
the cell divides its copied DNA and cytoplasm to make two new cells
M phase
Mitotic phase
Apoptosis
ensures irreparable cells will not divide
Cdk & Cyclin
proteins involved in positive regulation of a cell
p53
protein involved in negative regulation of a cell
Cancer
cells that replicate too fast and too often
Checkpoints
asks: is the cell growing well enough and was the DNA replicated correctly
g2 phase
growth and preparation for mitosis
g1 phase
intermediate phase between the end of cell division and the beginning of DNA replication
g1 phase
when DNA packaged into chromosomes is replicated
s phase
synthesis phase