DEV2011 Lecture Notes - Lecture 8: G2 Phase, Spindle Pole Body, Sister Chromatids

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The cell cycle, or cell-division cycle, is the series of events that take place in a cell leading to its division and duplication (replication). The cell-division cycle is a vital process by which a single- celled fertilized egg develops into a mature organism, as well as the process by which hair, skin, blood cells, and some internal organs are renewed. The cell cycle consists of four distinct phases: g1 phase, s phase (synthesis), g2 phase (interphase) and m phase (mitosis). M phase is itself composed of two tightly coupled processes: mitosis, in which the cell"s chromosomes are divided between the two sister cells, and cytokinesis, in which the cell"s cytoplasm divides in half forming distinct cells. Activation of each phase is dependent on the proper progression and completion of the previous one. Cells that have temporarily or reversibly stopped dividing are said to have entered a state of dormancy called g0 phase.

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